1. Global Perspectives Exam Preparation
Learning Outcome: Understand how to answer exam questions

2. Exam timing You have 1 hr and15 minutes to complete the exam
Reading source booklet 5-10 minutes
Question minutes
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5 minutes to spare, recheck work etc

3. Something that doesn’t have a correct answer
Learning objective: To be able to interpret resources and explain causes and effect (consequences)   To be able to judge relative importance.
What is an issue?
Something that doesn’t have a correct answer
Something that can be discussed or debated
A problem
All of the above
B is the correct answer
All students must: Be able to identify causes and effects from resources. Be able to select an important cause and give some justification. Understand the terms cause and consequence
Most students should Be able to explain causes and effects. Be able to rank consequences in order of importance and justify.
Some students will Be able to give detailed justifications for the most important consequences.

4. Why might we discuss an issue?
1) Because the causes are complex (e.g. poverty)
2) Because people don’t agree on the solutions
3) Because time is running out to find a solution
4) Because effects might be different for different people
You have investigated ‘issues’ with your IRs and you will see them in the exam!

5. So which of these are issues?
Global temperatures have risen by 0.74 degrees centigrade since 1900
Terrorist attacks
The most important causes of inequality in Hong Kong
The best solutions to unemployment
3 and 4 are issues because they can be discussed and fit the criteria on the previous page.

6. Source booklet You will receive a source booklet.
It could have 1 source or more
It could be picture, cartoons or script
TIP
Skim through the sources to get an idea of the topic area.
Read for meaning and understanding, highlighting main points, perspectives
Facts
Opinions
Values
Judgements

7. Question 1
Will ask you to REFER to a particular SOURCE for each question within the QUESTION 1 section.
Generally each question within this section is reading comprehension.
BUT sometimes they might ask you to JUSTFY your answer thus you have to use information from the source that provides EVIDENCE to support the justification.
Consequences (effects) and personal opinion.

8. Uses of water Worldwide uses of water

9. Deforestation – exam revision 3

10. How do we decide the most important cause?
Suggest what factors we would consider
E.g. scale of impact,

12. Self-marking 1)Here are the clear reasons This is the most important because…..also…. 2)Here are the developed explanations 3) Here is a comparison with another consequence In comparison X reason is only….. 4) Here are connections to other factors.

13. How do we decide the most important consequence?

14. What’s the most important consequence
Remember the diamond 9…
How many people are affected? How big is the effect? Does it have social, economic, environmental consequences? How many knock on effects are there?
Brainstorm the criteria you could use to decide how important a consequence is

15. Causes and consequences
Write down these sentence starters!
Because
Due to
This leads to
therefore
Consequently

16. Causes and effects (consequences) should have a logical sequence
Causes and effects (consequences) should have a logical sequence. You should be looking for this in other people’s reasoning as well as trying to do this in your own!

17. Your turn….
What’s the most important consequence of overuse of fossil fuels? Create a diamond 9 and write a paragraph to justify your answer.

18. Your turn 2

19. Extension
Identify from your own knowledge and some research the causes and consequences of the following:
The spread of Ebola in West Africa OR
The migrant crisis in Europe

20. Then…. Rank the consequences in order using a diamond 9.
Justify the most important consequence