Social Sciences GEOGRAPHY Teacher's Guide • Grade 6 Term 2 © e-classroom 2014 Images obtained through Creative Commons: https://www.creativecommons.org and CoinBuzz Lesson plan: Trade Knowledge Skills Trade as the exchange of goods; Understand why people trade and what people trade; Trade as buying and selling of goods for money; Understand import and export; Exports and imports between South Africa and the world; Write an essay; Raw materials (primary products); Manufactured goods (secondary products); Create a PowerPoint presentation; Skills and services; Create a mind map; Resources and their values; Research; Concepts of ‘unfair trade’ and ‘fair trade’. Perform a case study and flow diagram. • Was it difficult to find someone who wanted their item? • Was it a ‘fair’ exchange? Values Understand the concepts and value of trade; Understand the importance and values of fair and unfair trade. Write a paragraph; Resources: Learner’s Book, daily goods for practical exchange activities, tables and graphs for data handling activities, dictionaries, Internet, reference books, pictures. In this module you will: • Would it have been better using money to exchange items? Why? Explain that goods or services people want have a universal money value and money is considered an even exchange. When people barter, they have to find someone who wants their goods or services and agree that the goods and services traded were fair and even. Import and Export The term ‘export’ originates from the Latin words ex and portare, meaning to ‘carry out’. A country’s international trade involves importing and exporting goods and services. The difference between the amount exported and the amount imported equals the balance of trade. When one refers to a ‘trade surplus’ it means the country has exported more goods than imported. The term ‘trade deficit’ means a country has imported more goods than exported. Thus, one can say that a healthy economy is one where both exports and imports are growing. This signifies economic strength and a balanced trade surplus or deficit. If exports are on the rise and imports are slowing down, it could mean the rest of the world is better off than the domestic economy. On the other hand, if exports suddenly decrease and imports increase sharply, this could suggest that the domestic economy is doing better than overseas markets. Imports and exports have a direct influence on the consumer and the economy. The domestic currency level is one of the biggest factors of a nation’s economic performance. • Understand resources and their values Resources and their values: Ask the learner’s if they understand what is meant by a country’s ‘resources’. Discuss what makes something a natural resource and describe the categories of natural resources. (These are materials that occur in nature such as water, air, land, forests, fish and wildlife, topsoil, oil, gas and minerals). • Understand fair trading Resources can be classified as renewable or non-renewable. • Understand why people trade • What people trade Prior knowledge: Trade: Ask the learners if they understand the meaning of “trade”. Discuss different types of trade. Explain that people trade with each other both within a country and across the world. Ask the learners if they have ever checked the labels of their clothing and other goods to see where they come from. Write some possibilities on the board. Ask if they ever think about the people who make the products? If so, what sort of life do they think they have? Bartering Activity Before starting the lesson, ask the learners to write one item they could barter on a post it note (For example: notepad). Read each item and ensure there is no goods/service duplication in the class. Place learners in groups of four. Explain that they must barter or trade their listed item with someone else’s in the group. Explain that bartering means exchanging goods/services for someone else’s goods/services. This trade happens because each person is giving up something that the other person wants. The learners in each group will read each other’s item on the post it note and discuss with each other what item they are interested in trading it for. After the learners have traded ask the following: © e-classroom 2014 Explain that natural resources are an important part of society. They provide income, industry, and identity. A country’s access to natural resources can determine its wealth and status in the world economic system. Some natural resources are used for trade purposes as exports. Developed countries need to import natural resources, and mineral-rich countries are able to supply that demand. Many resources have immense value in the global market, which allows developing countries who have these resources to become active participants in the international economic system. Explain that natural resources cannot be taken for granted. For example, people walk several hours a day just to find water; and some experts are predicting that the world’s supply of oil will run out in the not too distant future. Fair trade: Ask the learners if they understand the meaning of ‘fair trade’. Fair trade means getting a fair deal for producers in developing countries, which helps support community development. Farmers in developing countries are often at the mercy of middlemen who are able to pay them a low price for their produce because there is nowhere else for them to sell it. Through co-operatives and associations they are now able to access international markets and receive a fair price. Fairtrade is about finding a way for everyone who trades to benefit. https://www.e-classroom.co.za 1 Trade Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods and services by people. It is the exchange of one thing for another. Trading has been around for centuries. ‘Voluntary’ trade means that people make a decision to exchange goods or services without being forced to do so and of ‘their own free will’. People trade in order to benefit from it. When people believe they can no longer reap the benefits of trading, then trading comes to an end. Economically, people judge their trade success by weighing the benefits of the purchase against the costs of their trade. Long ago, people exchanged goods amongst east other for new and interesting commodities in a barter system without using money. They traded raw materials as well as manufactured materials. Some examples were spices, gold and silk. Trade would not exist if humans had equal qualities because each person would have the same needs and circumstances. It is because humans are unequal with different needs and circumstances that trade happens. Trade is inclined to reduce inequality and to ease the consequences of the different circumstances in which humans live. In this module you will: retail trade. Wholesale trade involves buying in large quantities from producers or manufacturers and selling to retailers. A wholesaler is the middle man between the manufacturer and retailer. Retail trade involves buying from wholesalers to sell to consumers. A retailer is the last link in the chain of distribution. Buying and selling between two or more countries is called ‘International, Foreign Trade’. International Trade is the exchange of capital goods and services across geographical/ international borders. International trade represents a major share of a country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and can be sub-divided into three categories: • Export Trade: Sale of goods and service from home country to a foreign country; when a trader sells his goods to a trader in another country. For example: a trader from South Africa sells his goods to a trader in China. • Import Trade: Purchase of goods and service from a foreign country to home country; when a trader buys goods from a trader in another country. For example: a trader from South Africa buys goods from a trader in England. • • Understand why people trade • What people trade • Understand resources and their values • Understand fair trading People trade with each other to find goods or services which they want and which they cannot produce or get for themselves. Trade is one of the four ways generally accepted as lawful, that people can purchase goods; the other three being producing it personally, by receiving a gift and by inheritance. Entrepot Trade: This is when goods are imported from one country to home country, processed and then re-exported to another country. For example: an Indian trader (from India) imports spare parts from a Chinese trader (from China), then converts them into finished goods and then exports the spare parts to an American trader (in USA). Activity 1: Reasons for Import and Export List the reasons in your class workbook, why a country would import goods or services and export goods or services. Reasons for Importing Why people trade Reasons for Exporting Total: (10) Trade is made for the mutual benefit of parties. The outcome of a trade is that everyone involved is better off. Most economists accept that trade is the seal of prosperity. Activity 2: Essay Trade as buying and selling goods for money Money has made trading much simpler and effective compared to earlier practices of bartering. Trade can be described as a financial transaction or ‘barter’. A network that allows trade is called a ‘market’. Modern traders generally trade with money by buying, selling or earning. Money can be credit, paper and non-physical money. Trade between two buyers is called ‘bilateral trade’, while trade between more than two buyers is called ‘multilateral’ trade. Internal trade is trade that is conducted within a country. It is the involvement of wholesale and © e-classroom 2014 Write an essay of no more than 200 words explaining how trade has changed from the early 1800s until now. Total (20) Foreign trade Since the end of apartheid, foreign trade in South Africa has increased. International trading partners of South Africa include other African Countries, the European Union, United States, China and Japan. Exports are mainly mining and agriculture , fore example maize, diamonds, fruit, gold, metals, minerals, sugar, and wool. Imports include transportation equipment and machinery, chemicals, manufactured goods and petroleum. https://www.e-classroom.co.za 2 Activity 3: Trade Activity 5: PowerPoint Presentation Read the questions and write the answers in your class workbook. Create a PowerPoint Presentation highlighting South Africa’s top 5 imports (measured in gross expenditure) and top 5 exports (measured in gross income). Include the top 5 export destinations and the top 5 countries from which South Africa imports products. 1. Import trade means the___________________of goods from one country to another. 2. Entrepot means the _________________________of goods. Total: (20) 3. Foreign trade is also referred to ________________________trade. 4. Voluntary trade means ______________________________________. Skills 5. The name referred to as a network that allows trade. ____________________ 6. Trade between two buyers is called _________________________________. 7. What are the three categories of international trade called? ________________________. 8. Write the full meaning of GDP ________________________________________. Productive: using skill is productive of value. Expandable: skills are enhanced by training and development. 9. Name the system that was used for trading long ago _______________________. Social: skills are socially determined. 10.Why do people trade? _______________________________________________. A skill is defined as the ability, using knowledge, practise and aptitude to do something well. Skills have three key features: Total: (10) What people trade Raw materials are the primary products or basic materials from which a product is made and sold. Raw materials are ‘factors’ of production along with labour and capital and are very important to the production process. A country that has lots of natural resources does not need to import many raw materials and has the opportunity to export their raw materials to other countries. Raw materials are often natural resources such as oil, iron and wood. Before being used in the manufacturing process, raw materials are often changed to be used in different processes. Raw materials are also referred to as ‘commodities’, which are bought and sold on commodities exchanges around the world. ‘Manufactured goods’ are goods that have been processed and are the ‘secondary’ product to the ‘primary’ (raw material) product. tradestats.thedti.gov.za Services A service is the process of providing customer satisfaction with a product or service. This can be done in the form of direct or indirect contact. Service is fundamental to service management. Service allows both the customer and the service provider what to and what not to expect from a service. Services that are clearly defined, help customers to understand the service offering, including what the service provides, includes, eligibility, limitations, costs, requests and how to get assistance. A well-defined service also identifies internal processes necessary to provide and support the service. Activity: 6a Good Service and Bad Service Look at the list of words below and tabulate in your class workbook, which words suggest good service and which words suggest bad service. Add five more descriptive words for each service. Activity 4: Raw materials Look at the examples of raw materials below. List two secondary products each raw material can be processed/manufactured into. Record your answers in your class workbook. sincere reluctant distant inconsiderate indifferent cold surly understanding helpful positive abrupt polite Total: (10) smart welcoming rude Activity 6b: Paragraph writing 1. Wood2. Crude oil 3. Gold4. Glass Write a colourful paragraph in your class workbook explaining the reasons why is it important to an organisation that its customer’s return and / or speak positively about their experience. 5. Iron Total: (10) © e-classroom 2014 https://www.e-classroom.co.za Total: (20) 3 were first tasted by the French after the royal marriage of King Louis XIII to the Spanish Princess Anne of Austria in 1615. Activity 7: Mind Map Create a mind map in your class workbook using the topics below to expand on the information provided. The mind map should include other key words, associations, images, symbols or codes to make it visually interesting and informative. My skills My values My Interests My Strengths Possibilities Total: (20) Resources and their value Natural resources such as oil, gas, minerals, metals and timber can contribute to job creation, government revenues and long-term economic growth for a country. Use of these resources determine their importance to a country as well as the supply. If there is a small supply of a resource, it is given a greater value. The value of a resource can also change over time. For example, before the development of nuclear energy, uranium had few uses. Today it has more value as it is needed for the process of nuclear fission. The natural distribution of resources greatly influences how countries relate to one another. Countries trade with each other in order to get the resources they need. Chocolate developed quickly across Europe and around the world. Spain, the first exporter of chocolate, opened the first chocolate factory in 1780, followed shortly thereafter by Germany and Switzerland. The cacao tree was introduced into West Africa by the Europeans and a new cocoa empire emerged on African soil. New chocolate products were made as it became more popular, including chocolate with dried fruits, liqueurs, nuts, spreads, frostings, pastes, and many others. DID YOU KNOW? The cocoa bean was commonly used as a currency throughout Mesoamerica; Cocoa powder was originally produced by the Dutch in 1828; The chocolate bar originated in Great Britain in 1830; Activity 8: Research and oral presentation In 1830, Daniel Peter and Henri Nestlé from Switzerland, developed milk chocolate and during the same period, Rodolphe Lindt developed the chocolate fondant (fondue). Choose one of the energy resources below and research its economic value and environmental impact. Use this research to present an oral to the class. In 1847 in England, solid chocolate is offered to the general public for the first time by the English company Fry and Sons; Coal, oil, gas, hydro-power, nuclear power. In 1650, chocolate beverages appeared in England at the same time that tea arrived from China and coffee from the Middle East. The consumption of the drink was only a privilege for the upper classes and for soldiers during battle. In 1659 the first chocolate-confection maker opened in Paris. In 1720, Italian chocolate-makers received prizes in recognition of the quality of their products. Total: (20) The origin of chocolate Europeans brought the first cocoa trees to Africa; The cacao plant was given its botanical name by Swedish natural scientist Carl Linnaeus, who called it “Theobroma” cacao meaning “food of the gods”; Since the start of the 20th century, Africa has become the biggest cocoa producer; Chocolate has changed from a delicacy reserved only for royals, to a widely available treat for many! Historians believe that the Olmec (1500400 BC) were the first humans to eat chocolate by crushing cocoa beans (also known as cacao) and mixing them with water and spices to drink. Activity 9: Case Study Ghana has been a massive producer of cocoa beans for the world market and this has been the backbone of Ghana’s economy for a long time. Research the factors that affect cocoa farmers in Ghana. It was in 1502 when Columbus discovered cocoa beans during a stopover in Nicaragua. The true value of the cocoa bean was not known until Hernan Cortés drank it with the Aztec emperor. Until then, its ultimate worth was not yet recognised. From cocoa to chocolate After the collapse of the Aztec civilization, Cortés grew a profitable trade with Spain. The first shipment of cocoa beans arrived on the Iberian Peninsula from New Spain in 1585, which started the trading of cocoa and the founding of the first chocolate shops. During the 17th century, cocoa began arriving in other ports throughout Europe. Chocolate beverages © e-classroom 2014 Total: (10) Cocoa is grown in plantations in West Africa, Asia and South and Central America with the largest producing countries being Ghana, Indonesia and the Ivory Coast. Africa is the biggest cocoa supplier providing 75% of the world’s crop. For many, cocoa cultivation represents an important source of income. https://www.e-classroom.co.za 4 The cocoa bean comes from the fatty bean of Theobroma Cacao tree, where cocoa solids and cocoa butter is extracted to form the chocolate base. The cocoa tree starts to bear fruit when it is 3-4 years old and bears two harvests per year. Very few flowers are fertilized and developed into cocoa pods. Each tree yields approximately 20-30 pods a year and a cocoa pod normally contains between 20-40 seeds. After approximately six months when the cocoa pods are fully grown, they are then harvested. The pods are collected in baskets and the seeds removed from the pods and left to ferment and dry. Fermentation is important as this process naturally removes any fruit pulp that sticks to the beans. After drying, the beans are graded. The manufacturing process: The cocoa beans are cleaned and removed of any stones and sand leaving only the kernel behind; The cocoa nibs are roasted and put into grinders to be ground coarsely; They are then ground to fine cocoa liquor using heat to melt the cocoa butter present in the liquor; This now becomes a liquid when the liquor melts and the cocoa liquor is now ready to use as an ingredient of chocolate; takes a remarkable transformation once it has been mined, to reaching the hands of the consumer as jewellery. During this transformation, it is changed from unprocessed ore, to a valuable metal which is recognised for its intrinsic value and cultural significance. Over the last decade, the value of gold has increased massively. The supply chain for gold has four distinct phases: mining, extraction & refining, manufacturing and retailing. As pure gold is soft, it is usually mixed with alloys to make it harder for the jewellery making process. China is at present, the fastest-growing market for gold jewellery in the world but the United States is one of the world’s most significant consumer markets. South Africa is the world’s 5th largest producer of gold. Gold mining in South Africa has been the biggest driving force behind the country’s participation in the global economy. Activity 10: Flow Diagram Gold to Jewellery process Research and create a flow diagram that explains the process form “ore to store” . Total: (10) Activity 11: Case Study It can also be processed into cocoa powder and cocoa butter. What are the raw materials used to make chocolate? Compile a case study on one operating mine in South Africa. Research the estimated value of gold it produces as well as the impacts of mining on the environment. Cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, sugar, powdered milk and vanilla are the raw materials which make all the different types of chocolate; Dark chocolate is made with cocoa liquor, cocoa butter and sugar; Total: (30) Concepts of fair and unfair trade Milk chocolate is made by adding milk powder; White chocolate does not include cocoa liquor; Vanilla is added to all types of chocolate to enhance the taste. Fair trade is an approach to business and development to support the practice of fair trade and transparency during international trade. From gold to jewellery By the time of recorded history, gold was considered sacred and a symbol of wealth and social rank and since then, its relationship with human society has grown. Gold mining remains a key global industry as gold is a backbone of economies worldwide. Gold is malleable (soft) which makes it easy to work with and it is resistant to corrosion. It © e-classroom 2014 It is a system that supports fair labour practice in developing countries who lack economic opportunity and markets in which to sell their goods. It is an open, supportive and profound association between buyers and sellers that ensures the principles of fair trade remains at the fore. Unfair trade policies prolong inequality. The term ‘Unfair Trade Practice’ broadly refers to any deceptive or corrupt trade practice of products or services and includes unfair competition, false advertising, misleading information, fraud, prejudice and criticism. https://www.e-classroom.co.za 5 In South Africa, the Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act, 1988 defines “unfair business practice” to mean any business practice which, directly or indirectly, has or is likely to have the effect of: • Harming the relations between businesses and consumers; • Unreasonably prejudicing any consumer; • Deceiving any consumer; • Unfairly affecting any consumer. Activity 12: Case Study Read the story and answer the questions that follow in your class workbook. Jacob earns a living by growing and harvesting cocoa beans on his smallholding. It is hard work because cocoa trees only bear two harvests a year. He only manages to collect 100kg of beans after each harvest, which he sells to the trading company once they have dried. Jacob earns R100.00 for each 100kg he sells. This money has to last him 6 months until he can sell the next harvest. Jacob has to feed his family with this money as he is the only breadwinner. The trader then sells Jacobs harvest to the producer for R1000.00, making a massive profit out of trading. What is ‘unfair ‘ about this story? Validate your answer with facts about unfair trade. (4) Design a ‘fair trade’ logo for South African products in recognition of fair trade. (6) Total: (10) © e-classroom 2014 https://www.e-classroom.co.za 6 Memos Activity 3: Trade 1. 2. 3. 4. Activity 1: Reasons for import and export Reasons for importing Goods or services that are essential to the economic wellbeing of the country; Goods not available in the domestic market; Goods or services that are produced inexpensively by other countries and sold for a lower price in home country; Trade embargoes; Purchase Re-Export International People make a decision to exchange goods or services without being forced to do so and of ‘their own free will’. 5. Market 6. Bilateral Trade 7. Export, Import, Entrepot 8. Gross Domestic Product 9. Bartering 10.People trade with each other to find goods or services which they want and which they cannot produce or get for themselves. Total: (10) Government policies. Activity: 4 Raw Materials Reasons for Exporting: Examples: Abundance of natural resources; Wood – paper; furniture; musical instruments; flooring; toys; mulch; bedding etc Cheap labour allows for goods to be manufactured cheaply and exported; Crude Oil – fuel; jet fuel; gas oil; butane Gold – jewellery; electronics; computers; dentistry; aerospace; medals etc.. Production of superior quality goods; Glass – packaging, housing and building, appliances, electronics, automotive and transport, medical technology; tableware and so forth. Companies can establish their presence in economies outside their home country Companies can maximize profits by exploiting opportunities in foreign markets that are not available in domestic markets; Government policies. Iron – tools, weapons, roofing, motor vehicles, building structures, steel production, wire industries, metal extraction and so forth. Total: (10) Total: (10) Activity 5: PowerPoint Presentation Imported products are: Motor vehicle parts & assembled motor vehicles; refined petroleum products; consumer electronics; computer hardware and office equipment. The top 5 countries from which South Africa imports are: China; Germany, the US; Japan and India. Activity 2: Essay (20) Write an essay of no more than 200 words explaining how trade has changed from the early 1800s until now. Points to consider: Change in bartering systems (from silk, gold, spices etc….to monetary system) markets, services, products, technology shift, infrastructure; operation and management; transportation and communication, trade partners, trade has increased by the integration of rapidly growing emerging market economies (EMEs); growth of regional trade; technology exports. Exported products are: Iron and steel; assembled motor vehicles; precious and non-ferrous metals; chemicals; refined petroleum products. The country’s top five export destinations include: United States; Germany; Japan; Zimbabwe; and China. Marking outline: Outline = 2 Slide structure = 2 Research & knowledge of subject = 7 Presentation = 3 Graphic evidence = 2 Spelling and Grammar = 3 Conclusion = 1 Total: (20) Total: (20) © e-classroom 2014 https://www.e-classroom.co.za 7 Activity: 6a Good Service and Bad Service Activity 8: Research and oral presentation Mark accordingly, using the examples below as a guideline. Coal, oil, gas, hydropower, nuclear power. Good service Mark as follows: Bad service Preparation = 5 Visual Aids = 4 Delivery = 8 Evaluation = 3 FriendlyHostile PleasantTactless AttentivePatronising Assess as per the rubric Total: (20) EfficientHesitant 4 AccommodatingIneffective CaringRude Presentation RespectfulDisinterested InterestedUntidy CourteousUnkempt EagerDirty Content InformativeCareless ThankfulSubstandard EnthusiasticInterrupting Knowledgeable Total: (10) 2 1 Learner presents with key cards. Uses cards only briefly. Expressive and holds audience attention. Learner presents with key cards – more reliant on looking at cards. Uses expression. Learner reads parts of speech. Little audience contact is evident. Whole speech is read. Monotone and no eye contact. Includes information on all required aspects of the speech. Information is detailed and accurate. Includes brief information on all required aspects of speech. Some of the required information is not present. Some inaccuracies. Not enough information given. Speech is too short and lacked detail. Learner speaks Pronunciation is mostly correct. Good sentence construction and evidence of varied vocabulary. Pronunciation errors. Repetitive vocabulary. Grammatical errors. Speech does not flow. Many pronunciation and grammatical errors. Pronunciation fluently. Uses excellent sentence and language construction and varied vocabulary. Activity 6b: Paragraph writing Points to consider for marking: 3 Activity 9: Case Study Unity (2) Factors information for marking: Order (5) Government policies Coherence (5) Exchange rates Completeness (8) Labour disputes Total: (20) Water shortages Climate change Activity 7: Mind Map (20) Disease Mark as follows: Pests Education Mind map header information = 12 Recession Layout= 8 Competition Total: (20) © e-classroom 2014 Inflation https://www.e-classroom.co.za Total: (10) 8 Activity 10: Flow Diagram (10) Activity 12: Case Study Gold to Jewellery process (presented as a flow diagram) What is ‘unfair’ in the story? Validate your answer with facts about unfair trade. GOLD MINE (ORE) The trader sells the harvest 10 times more than what it was sold to him for, by trading the goods and hardly doing any work. Jacob has worked the hardest to produce a crop with very little return. This is UNFAIR and does not give Jacob the freedom to pursue a livelihood that he can compete with in the marketplace which is essential to any free enterprise system. REMOVING ORE TRANSPORTING ORE TO TREATMENT PLANTS Design a ‘fair trade’ logo for South African products in recognition of fair trade. PROCESSING Consider the following when marking: Logo: Points for message (2), design (2), understanding (2) REFINING Total: (10) TRANSPORT TO MANUFACTURER GOLD MIXED WITH METALS DESIGNERS FILING CASTING PLATING FINAL JEWELLERY PRODUCT Source: www.anglogold.co.zaTotal: (10) Activity 11: Case Study Environmental impacts of mining: Ecosystems Fauna and Flora Health Impacts Pollution Environmental contaminants Total: (30) © e-classroom 2014 https://www.e-classroom.co.za 9