Assessment Schedule – 2007
Geography: Apply skills and ideas, in a geographic context (90334)
Evidence Statement
Question
Evidence
ONE
Précis Map
See Appendix A for
Achievement and
Merit responses.
Must have features
either labelled or
identified in key.
TWO
(a), (b)
Cross-section
See Appendix B
(accept either shape
in appendix)
THREE
Features named:
A – Iririki Island
B – Settlement of
Worowloa
C – Erakor Bay
Achievement
Achievement with
Merit
Achievement with
Excellence
(a) Quarry: within
outer area.
(a) Quarry: within
inner area, must
have accurate
shape.
(b) Spot height at
Mt Etumow:
within outer area,
can be 1/3 larger
or smaller.
(b) Spot height at
Mt Etumow:
within inner area,
must be correct
size.
(c) Sea walls at
Port Vila: within
outer area, must
be two distinct
walls.
(c) Sea walls at
Port Vila: within
inner area, must
be two distinct
walls.
Must have 3/6 of the
following:
 title
 even scale
beginning at 0
 axis labelled (m)
 accurate shape
beginning at 0
and finishing
within lines
 road within lines
 airport runway
within lines.
Must have 4/6 of the
following:
 title
 even scale
beginning at 0
 axis labelled (m)
 accurate shape
beginning at 0
and finishing
within lines
 road within lines
 airport runway
within lines.
Must have 5/6 of the
following:
 title
 even scale
beginning at 0
 axis labelled (m)
 accurate shape
beginning at 0
and finishing
within lines
 road within lines
 airport runway
within lines.
TWO of the three
features named.
THREE of the three
features named.
FOUR
FIVE
(a)
FIVE
May describe
changes to any of:
 Total Population
 Percentage aged
between 0–14
 Percentage aged
between 15–64
 Percentage of
the rural
population
 Population
growth rate
 Population
density.
Gives a brief
description of TWO
statistics.
Gives an in-depth
description of TWO
statistics.
For example: The
rural population has
decreased between
1980 and 2003.
For example:
The rural population
has decreased
between 1980 and
2003. In 1980, 82.2%
lived in rural areas;
but by 2003, the rural
population had
decreased to 77.2%.
(i) December
(ii) 7.3°C
or
22.4 – 29.7°C
(b)
Port Vila is in the
southern
hemisphere, so has
warmer temperatures
around January and
cooler temperatures
around July. The
mean daily maximum
temperature in
January is 30.3°C but
only 25.9°C in July.
Temperature range is
minimal.
EITHER (i) OR (ii)
correct.
OR
Gives an in-depth
description of ONE
statistic.
EITHER
(b) Brief description
of the climate
without use of
information from
the table.
For example:
Port Vila is very
warm in summer
but colder in
winter. It is wet in
late summer but
dry in winter and
spring.
BOTH (i) and (ii)
correct.
EITHER
BOTH (b) and (c) in
brief as for
Achievement.
AND
OR
It is also located
quite close to the
Equator, so its
temperatures
throughout the year
do not ever get as
cold as places farther
to the south. In July,
the mean daily
minimum
temperature is still
19.5°C.
Port Vila has two
seasons in terms of
rainfall – wet and dry.
The wet season is in
summer, with March
having the highest
mean rainfall of
BOTH (b) in depth –
see evidence
column.
(b) in depth – see
evidence column.
OR
OR
(c) Brief explanation
(c) in depth – see
330.4 mm. The dry
season is in spring,
with August having
the lowest mean
rainfall of 87.2 mm.
March also has the
highest mean
number of rain days
at 21, and
September the
lowest at 11.
FIVE
(c)
New Zealand tourists
would probably like
Vanuatu best in
September. This is
because the rainfall
is at its lowest for
that month at only
87.2 mm with only 11
rain days. The
minimum
temperature is a
warm 19.6°C and the
maximum 26.7°C.
Although things are
warming up at that
time of year in NZ,
spring can still have
cold snaps, rain and
sometimes frost and
snowfalls. The warm
dry weather in
Vanuatu in
September would be
very attractive.
(c) (i) See Appendix
C
(accept either line of
best fit)
of why
September (or
another) is the
best time for a
NZ tourist to visit
Vanuatu.
For example:
September would
be the best month
as it does not have
much rain but the
temperatures are
still warm
compared to NZ.
(d)
(i) Must have 3/6 of
the following:
 Title
 Even scales
beginning at 0
 Each axis labeled
 Accuracy of
plotting
 Countries
labelled
 Line of best fit
evidence column.
(c) in depth – see
evidence
column.
(d)
(i) Must have 4/6
of the following:
 Title
 Even scales
beginning at 0
 Each axis labeled
 Accuracy of
plotting
 Countries
labelled
 Line of best fit
(d)
(i) Must have 5/6
of the following:
 Title
 Even scales
beginning at 0
 Each axis
labeled
 Accuracy of
plotting
 Countries
labelled
 Line of best fit
AND
Correct placement
of axis
FIVE
FIVE
SIX
SEVEN
(d) (ii) The
relationship is
a negative
one, where an
increase in
the GDP
brings about a
decrease in
the number of
patients per
doctor.
(d)
(iii) In comparison to
the other seven
countries in the table,
Vanuatu is one of the
poorest. Apart from
India, it has the
lowest GDP of
$US1530 and its
number of patients
per doctor is the
worst at 9091.
Describes the pattern
of the population
density distribution in
Vanuatu in 2000:
The population
density distribution of
Vanuatu is heaviest
in the islands of
Efate, Epi, and Iles
Shepherd. Here it is
25–249 ppkm2.
These islands are in
the middle of the
archipelago. The
outer islands to the
north and south have
lower densities such
as Espiritu Santo’s
5–24 ppkm2 and
Pentecost with 1–4
ppkm2.
(d) (ii)
(d)
(iii) Briefly describes
the level of
development of
Vanuatu compared
to the other seven
countries.
For example:
Vanuatu is one of the
poorest countries in
the table. It has a low
GDP and not many
doctors.
Briefly describes the
pattern of the
population density
distribution. Limited
use of specific
information from the
maps.
Describes
the
relationship
in words
without use
of the term
negative
relationship.
(d) (ii) Describes the
relationship in
words and
states the
relationship is
a negative
one – see
evidence
column.
(d)
(iii) Describes in
some depth the level
of development of
Vanuatu compared to
the other seven
countries. Uses
specific information
from the table – see
evidence column.
Describes in depth
the pattern of the
population density
distribution. Use of
specific information
from both maps –
see evidence
column.
For example:
The islands in the
centre of the group
such as Efate have
the most people per
square kilometre.
Outer islands have
lower densities.
(a) Explains in brief
(a) Explains the
reasons for the
the reasons for
actions of the
the actions of
three individuals
TWO of the
or groups.
individuals or
Silas Kalfabun
groups.
At the beginning of
For example:
the story, Silas
Kerry Patton is
believes traditions
interested only in
(a) Explains in brief
the reasons for
the actions of
THREE of the
individuals or
groups – see
Achievement
example.
(a) Explains in depth
the reasons for
the actions of
THREE of the
individuals or
groups – see
evidence
column.
are more
making money.
important than
money and will not
lease his land. At
the end of the
story, it looks as
though he has
changed his view.
Kerry Patton
Kerry is
interested only in
making a huge
profit from the
sale of leases
and does not
mind lying to
achieve his goal.
Other Erakor
(b) Gives brief
landowners
assessment of
The landowners
the outcome.
have been
For example:
blinded by the
The custom
lies of the
landowners have
Australian
lost their land
developer and
because the
thought they
Australian
were going to
developer lied to
make a lot of
them about what
money and have
would happen.
jobs.
(b) Gives assessment
of the outcome.
There is no
definitive answer,
but the
assessment must
use material from
the resource in the
explanation. A
possible answer
could include the
following:
The custom
landowners at
Erakor have
been taken in by
the promises of
the Australian
developer, Kerry
Patton. They
leased their land
to him thinking
they would make
a lot of money
or
Explains in
depth the
reasons for the
actions of TWO
of the individuals
or groups – see
evidence column.
(b) Gives an in-depth
assessment of
the outcome with
the use of
material from the
resource – see
evidence column.
and have jobs.
When shared,
there was not
much money to
go around and he
did not keep his
promises about
the hotel. Kerry
Patton is the only
person to benefit
out of the deal
because he is
selling leases to
the land for a lot
more than what
he paid for it. He
paid $A30 million
but when he sells
will make
$840,000,000.
Question
EIGHT
Evidence
Applies one geographic
idea and gives view(s) on
the changes.
Answers relating to change
may include:
 development of leased
coastal land for
overseas owners
 population changes
such as rural to urban
migration by the young,
increasing population
growth, increasing
population density
 not enough land for the
future population due to
population growth and
sale of land.
Δ = change (put alongside
answer)
Achievement
Applies the
geographic idea by
describing ONE
change with one
item of supporting
evidence. Gives
ONE view on the
changes that are
taking place.
For example:
The changes that
are occurring in
Vanuatu are bad
for the ni-Vanuatu.
They are selling
long-term leases to
their land to rich
Australian
developers and
then cannot even
walk through the
land to the sea to
fish or swim.
Achievement with
Merit
Achievement with
Excellence
Applies the
geographic idea by
describing ONE
change in depth,
giving supporting
evidence from the
resources. Gives
BOTH views on
the changes that
are taking place
where appropriate.
Applies the
geographic idea by
describing TWO or
more changes in
depth, giving
supporting
examples of
evidence from the
resources. Gives
BOTH views on
the changes that
are taking place
where appropriate.
For example:
The changes that
are occurring in
Vanuatu are bad
for the ni-Vanuatu.
They are selling
long-term 75-year
leases of their land
to rich Australian
developers who
make a huge profit
compared to what
they paid for the
land. The former
owners then
cannot even walk
through the land to
the sea to fish or
swim. However,
the developers
make a lot of
money, so the
development of
coastal land is
good for them.
This is also true for
the Australian and
New Zealand
tourists who can
build holiday
homes on the
leased land and
enjoy the warm
Vanuatu climate in
winter.
Judgement Statement
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
Any 9 answers correct.
Any 11 answers correct.
13 answers correct, including 6
Merit and 2 Excellence answers.
OR
8 answers including 4 Merit or
Excellence answers.
Appendix A
Question One: Précis Map
Appendix B
Question Two: Cross-section
(Note: Accept shape on either of these cross sections)
Appendix C:
Question Five: Scattergraph