Rubric for 5A2 and 5A3 on Natural Vegetation

c) For a named tropical rainforest area you have studied, describe the way in which afforestation and reforestation can be encouraged.

How effective is this as a method of protecting the forest. [8]

Level 1 (0-3 marks)
Describe briefly what reafforestation is but no detail. No place reference given or very general e.g Indonesia. No supported effectiveness, or ultra simple, e.g ‘it worked’, ‘it was effective’.

Level 2 (4-6 marks)
Some description of reafforestation and how it works. Place reference given by little detail. E.g Kalimantan in Indonesia. Brief statements of effectiveness, e.g ‘ reafforestation has helped to restore some of the forest’.

Level 3 (7 – 8 marks)
Detail description of how reafforestation work.Place reference given fairly specific, e.g East Kalimantan. Clear statement of degree of effectiveness, e.g ‘in 2000, up to 90 0000 km2 of forest were replanted.’

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4E2: Descriptors for Development Question

Describe with examples, strategies intended to reduce uneven development between developed countries and less developed countries. How effective have these strategies been?
[8]
Level 1 (0-3 marks)
Describe briefly what the international organisations do to help. No clear link how the work helps to improve the standard of living. No clear examples given or mere mentions of countries. No evaluation of the success of the work done.

Level 2 (4-6 marks)
Examples given and description of the work done and link to how it helps to improve standard of living. Some extent of evaluation of the success of the work done.

Level 3 (7 – 8 marks)
Detailed examples of countries that were helped by international organisations. Names of international organisations given and their work described in details. Link how the work done help to improve the standard of living. Detail evaluation of the success of the strategies used.

Over 90% of Singaporeans happy with quality of life

Feb 1, 2011

But many surveyed express concern over cost of living

By Rachel Chang

SINGAPOREANS have higher levels of confidence in the country's future and economy, but a new survey found them concerned about issues such as affordability of public housing and employment opportunities for the elderly and needy.

Commissioned by Reach, the Government's feedback arm, the survey last year saw more than 90 per cent of the 2,013 respondents express satisfaction with their overall quality of life, compared to 2009.

When asked if they were satisfied with the way Singapore was being run, 96 per cent of respondents, who were aged 17 and above, said 'yes'.

A high percentage were also satisfied with the Government's economic policies, the quality of the public service, their living environment and issues such as the education system.

But the survey also found that a larger proportion of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with aspects of public transport and housing compared to a year earlier.