To what extent do human activities worsen the impacts of river flooding, and how can these impacts be mitigated? Use a named example. [9 marks]
AO1 (published assessment objective): Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas; select and synthesise evidence from different texts (English Language). For Literature: read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style, developing an informed personal response, and using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations. For Geography: demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. For History: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2 (published assessment objective): Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views (English). For Geography: demonstrate geographical understanding of concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes, and the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. For History: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
AO3 (published assessment objective): Compare writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts (English Language). For Literature: show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. For Geography: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues to make judgements. For History: analyse, evaluate and use sources (contemporary to the period) to make substantiated judgements.
Assessed against AO1, AO2, AO3 using Revision Robin's own level descriptors below. These are not the exam board's mark scheme. Every quotation in the feedback is checked against your answer before you see it, and a teacher's mark overrides ours.
| Level 3 · 7 to 9 | Detailed and accurate knowledge and understanding of how human activities worsen flood impacts and mitigation strategies. Thorough and well-developed analysis of the extent to which human activities contribute to flood impacts, supported by specific and accurate place-specific detail from a named example. The response presents a balanced argument and evaluates the effectiveness of mitigation, demonstrating strong geographical understanding with a clear and coherent structure. |
| Level 2 · 4 to 6 | Clear knowledge and understanding of how human activities worsen flood impacts and some mitigation strategies. Clear analysis of how human activities contribute to flood impacts, supported by some accurate place-specific detail from a named example. The response shows some balance, with clear points of analysis, and a structured approach demonstrating good geographical understanding. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 3 | Basic knowledge and understanding of human activities related to flooding or some mitigation. Limited or generalised analysis, with limited or no place-specific detail or a generic example. The response is simple, with limited structure or coherence, showing basic geographical understanding and little to no analysis or evaluation. |