Introduction to Environmental Management

Worked examples (6)

• 1Labelling a blank world map (the basics)
• 2Decoding the command word: identify, state, name, give
• 3Describing a distribution shown on a map
• 4Reading a shaded (choropleth) map with a key
• 5Structuring an 'explain why the oceans matter' answer
• 6Planning a Section B essay using the 'global dimensions' idea

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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (map interpretation, AO2)
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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (source interpretation + reasoning, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)

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• 1Stating the three income groups (and not over-writing)
• 2Classifying a country from its GNI per capita
• 3Reading an income (choropleth) map with a key
• 4Calculating percentage change in GNI per capita
• 5Explaining why income affects environmental impact and capacity
• 6Planning a 20-mark essay on responsibility (HICs vs LICs)

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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (data interpretation, AO2)
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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 2 style (calculation + reasoning, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Defining the named processes precisely
• 2Naming processes from a labelled diagram
• 3Completing and labelling a water-cycle diagram
• 4Describing the whole water cycle in order
• 5Explaining how deforestation changes the cycle
• 6Planning a 20-mark essay linking the water cycle to flooding and water security

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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (extended explanation, AO1/AO2)
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Worked examples (6)

• 1Writing the definition of sustainability precisely
• 2Classifying a practice as sustainable or unsustainable — and justifying it
• 3Explaining WHY a practice is unsustainable
• 4Suggesting how to make a resource use more sustainable
• 5Evaluating a strategy against the sustainability criterion
• 6Planning a 20-mark 'to what extent' essay on sustainability

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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (explain + suggest, AO2)
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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (discuss, AO2/AO3)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)

Worked examples (6)

• 1Stating the composition of the atmosphere accurately
• 2Reading a pie chart of atmospheric composition
• 3Labelling the four layers of the atmosphere
• 4Describing the natural greenhouse effect step by step
• 5Explaining the role of the ozone layer
• 6Planning a 20-mark essay on the atmosphere and life

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• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (extended explanation, AO1/AO2)
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Worked examples (6)

• 1Defining the ecological vocabulary precisely
• 2Reading a food chain: trophic levels and roles
• 3Constructing a food web from a description
• 4Using the photosynthesis equation and limiting factors
• 5Explaining why energy is lost up a food chain
• 6Completing and interpreting a carbon-cycle diagram

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• ✓Model answer 4
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 style (extended explanation, AO1/AO2)
• ✓Model answer — 8291 Paper 1 Section B style (essay, AO2/AO3)