SDME exam prep – HIGHER paper
TIMELINE:
8 mins – name that
stakeholder!
5 mins
key
words
6 mins –
spot the
evidence
SDME exam prep – HIGHER paper
TO START:
1. Match up your keywords.
2. Write 3 sentences, each containing at least one keyword, about
the issue of building new settlements.
Something which meets the needs of today’s
generations whilst protecting the environment,
Sustainable
without stopping future generations from having their
needs met.
NIMBY A person who sees that developments (e.g. new homes,
prisons, wind farms) are needed, but protests against
these developments being built near to their home.
Green belt An area of ‘pristine’ land which has never been
developed.
habitat A place which is home to a species or group of species.
stakeholder Somebody with an involvement in an issue.
National The network that supplies electricity, from mainly ‘fossil
Grid fuel’ sources, to our homes.
Name that stakeholder!
What might people who agree with developing rural areas say?
And who might these people be?
Now do the same for people who disagree.
THESE ARE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS!
Agrees with building settlements
in rural areas
Disagrees with building
settlements in rural areas
Spot the evidence
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Maps out!
Find the grid ref
Say what’s there
Explain why this gives an argument for /
against development.
What does a 16/16 answer look like?
• In pairs, highlight and annotate the response
to show what level this deserves.
• Is this a ‘full marks’ answer?
• Write down 3 things the person could improve
on.
What’s the link?
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Stakeholder – NIMBY
New town – bricks
Medieval town – improved transport links
Roman Road – Tourism
Regeneration – housing demand
TO DO AT HOME
• Annotate ALL resources in your booklet to show:
– What point they are making
– 3 key facts that you can get from each resource
• Interpret the map – write a description of the 2 sites,
using grid refs as evidence.
• DECIDE whether they should build a totally new town
or just the airport site.
• LIST the stakeholders who would be for/against each
site.
• PRACTICE the 16 mark question – which option can you
write most about?