sdme 2016 introduction

Thinking about

The Sustainable Decision Making Exam

 An examina)on where you are required to assess the sustainable development of an issue

 There is an unseen resource booklet provided.  The theme is on rivers and coasts.

 Date of the exam is 24th May #36days


  A people-‐environmental issue or contested situa=on. Any examples?

  A structured route to enquiry – from shorter knowledge ques)ons to a conclusion via a range of data analysis.

  Real situa)ons and real processes.

  Realis=c choices that stand up and which can be supported in which you reach a preferred op=on.

  You must think like the expert.


What makes a good decision maker?

 Using a variety of sources forming a range of evidence.

 Recognising a range of reac=ons to the issue from different ‘stakeholders’ (the emo)onal to the poli)cal, the specialist to the economical).

 Recognising varia)on in scale – local but with na)onal or global implica)ons?

 Recognising sustainability throughout – social, economic and environmental impacts.


What will my SDME paper look like?   There will be 3 sec=ons to complete.

Sec=on A (normally worth 10 marks) and split into 3-‐4 ques=ons between 1 and 5 marks.   These test your ability to interpret data from the resource booklet.   Expect describe and explain style ques)ons.

Sec=on B (normally worth 14 marks) with ques)ons that are more complex.   Expect 2-‐3 ques=ons worth between 5 and 8 marks.   There may be evalua)on of different opinions and viewpoints.

Sec=on C (worth 16 marks) in the DECISION ques)on where you have one decision to make.   An extended answer that will be between 2-‐3 pages in length.

RANGE

Be able to analyse advantages and disadvantages e.g. the costs/benefits/posi)ve/

nega)ve impacts

USE EVIDENCE

Give extended and detailed evidence to support a case using data instead of vague

asser)ons.

BALANCE Be able to see all sides of the issue and accep)ng that no solu)on is a catch all or is

problem free.

BE SYNOPTIC Use knowledge and

understanding from other topics in Geography from the news or from other subjects.

COUNTER ARGUMENT Be able to explain why some proposals or ideas have been

rejected.

REACH A JUDGEMENT

DECIDE! Be able to put together a logical case that is

linked to evidence.


So how are we going to prepare for the SDME?

 Review work on Rivers and Coasts.  Review map skills.  Work through a prac)ce paper on Rivers in Week 2.  Mock Paper on Coasts in Week 3.


 Iden)fy what you can see.

 Iden)fy what you cannot see.

Are you ready to THINK

Processes? Landforms? Management? Land use? Issues?

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 Add the correct processes to the diagram.

Are you ready to REVIEW

Now pair & share your responses

 Precipita)on must happen before infiltra)on

 Precipita)on must happen before groundwater flow

 Condensa)on must happen before evapora)on

 Surface run off must happen before channel storage

Now DECIDE

Now pair & share your responses

Add features to this drainage basin

What would happen if:

 There was a lot of intense rainfall in the basin?

 There was only a li^le rainfall in the basin?

 The whole area had been deforested?

 The basin contained a lot of impermeable rock?

What do these graphs show?

How might the following factors lead to flooding?

 Intense Rainfall  Thin Soil  Impermeable Geology  Steep Valleys  Confluence of a river  Human factors  Deforesta)on  Urban areas  Climate change

 Describe the route water may take when falling in a drainage basin to reach a river channel.

Design a route

Now peer assess and colour code inputs, outputs, stores and flows.

Tomorrow: Rivers on OS maps

sdme 2016 introduction

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