Year 8
Independent Homework Assessment 2015
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Aim: To show your knowledge and understanding of population problems in poor
countries (LEDC’s) and how these may be solved.
Task
Imagine you work for an international charity such as ‘Population Concern’, ‘Red
Cross’ or ‘Save the Children’. Using what you have learned in lessons on
population and any other relevant information you can find – books, newspapers
and the Internet:Design a leaflet for your charity,
To complete your leaflet, do the following tasks.
1. Describe the location, and population distribution of one LEDC.
2. Explain the reasons for population change and the problems this may cause.
3. Present your work to raise awareness and encourage people to give money.
4. Offer solutions to the population problems you have identified.
Websites for research
www-popexpo.ined.fr/eMain.html information on world population growth
www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer2002/focuson/index.html
information
on
population growth and its impacts
www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html a fantastic source of population pyramid data for just
about anywhere in the world
MARKS
LEVEL
Task 1
mark
1-2
3-4
5
<7
2
Mark Scheme
National Curriculum Levels
8-10
11-13
14-16
17-19
3
4
5
6
20-22
7
23-25
8
Tick if
done
You have named and located a poor country (LEDC)
You have named and located a poor country (LEDC). You
have described its population distribution and /or density.
You have included a simple map.
You have named and located a poor country (LEDC). You
have described its population distribution and /or density
and given reasons for it. You have included a map.
Task 2
mark
Tick if done
1-4 You have briefly described how the population is changing
and started to say why.
5-8 You have described how the population is changing and
why. You have identified some problems caused by this
change
9-10 You have described in detail how the population is
changing and why. You have identified many of the
problems caused by this population change.
Task 3
mark
Tick if done
1-2 Your leaflet shows some map and graph drawing skills. You
have used some geographical vocabulary.
3-4 Your leaflet shows good map and graph drawing skills. You
have used geographical vocabulary.
5
Your leaflet shows excellent map and graph skills,
including some ICT. You have used a wide range of
geographical vocabulary effectively.
Task 4 – 5 Marks
Mark
Tick if done
1-2 You offer one simple solution to the problems of
population change.
3-4 You offer two or three solutions to the problems of
population change you have identified.
5
You offer a wide range of well thought through solutions
to the problems of population change you have identified.