a) i How many football fields are destroyed each minute? (1)
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ii What is the problem in using football fields as a measure of area for a global infographic? (1)
Cultural reference is assumed/many peoples and cultures are not familiar with football
Football here refers to American football - smaller field than soccer
b) Suggest why the title might cause confusion and how it could be improved. (2)
Forests and woodlands are not directly comparable - "The term woodland is also considered to be land covered with trees and vegetation, but in the UK woods tend to not be as large as forests. For example, Loch Arkaig pine forest in the Highlands of Scotland is 2,500 acres, while St. John’s Woods in Devon is just three acres." Woodland Trust
Forests have many global varieties and differences
No spacial clarity/some areas under more threat than others
Perception of forest and woodland has cultural variation
Improvement could address above issues
Stronger wording than disappearing - species extinction, etc.
c) Evaluate two ways in which the infographic might misrepresent the issues and problems of deforestation. (3 + 3)
Vague information - no reference to trends (more/less)
Limited spatial/temporal element
No causes or consequences of deforestation (dev)
Overly simplistic
Images - axe not relevant to industrial destruction, largely anodyne clean cut trees does not represent the damage done.
Language - fairly conservative for such an existential problem.
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ii What is the problem in using football fields as a measure of area for a global infographic? (1)
Cultural reference is assumed/many peoples and cultures are not familiar with football
Football here refers to American football - smaller field than soccer
b) Suggest why the title might cause confusion and how it could be improved. (2)
Forests and woodlands are not directly comparable - "The term woodland is also considered to be land covered with trees and vegetation, but in the UK woods tend to not be as large as forests. For example, Loch Arkaig pine forest in the Highlands of Scotland is 2,500 acres, while St. John’s Woods in Devon is just three acres." Woodland Trust
Forests have many global varieties and differences
No spacial clarity/some areas under more threat than others
Perception of forest and woodland has cultural variation
Improvement could address above issues
Stronger wording than disappearing - species extinction, etc.
c) Evaluate two ways in which the infographic might misrepresent the issues and problems of deforestation. (3 + 3)
Vague information - no reference to trends (more/less)
Limited spatial/temporal element
No causes or consequences of deforestation (dev)
Overly simplistic
Images - axe not relevant to industrial destruction, largely anodyne clean cut trees does not represent the damage done.
Language - fairly conservative for such an existential problem.