Geography Literacy Presentation Follow the Golden Rules Have

Geography - Literacy Presentation – Follow the Golden Rules • Have you underlined your WALT? • Have you put the date on the right and underlined it with a ruler? • Teacher marks in in GREEN, literacy in PURPLE, you reply in another colour! What is the question asking? Analyse – Separate information and discuss its parts. Argue – Present a reasoned case for something. Compare – Describe the similarities and differences of at least two things. Describe – Give the main characteristics of something or account for it in words. Discuss – Bring out the important points of something. Consider the good and the bad and come to a conclusion. Evaluate – Pick out the good and bad points and give judgments. Explain – Give reasons why something happens. Summarise – Present the points briefly picking out key information. Abbreviations AC – Advanced Country EDC – Emerging and Developing Country LIDC – Low Income Developing Country TNC – Trans National Corporation GDP – Gross Domestic Product HDI – Human Development Index ITCZ – Intertropical Convergence Zone When you answer questions in geography remember the PEEL technique P Make your POINT E Give your EVIDENCE E EXPLAIN your evidence L If possible, LINK to your next statement or your original point. Social Elaborating your ideas Ask “so what? ” q q q This suggests This shows This infers This signifies This implies This portrays This conveys This means Therefore However Furthermore What do you think language q q q I think that… I believe… In my opinion… In my view… It is my belief that … It is clear to see… People, education, healthcare, Government Economic Jobs, tax, wages, income, business Environmental Pollution, habitats, local environment, ecosystems Proper Noun– A name for a person, place or thing. E. g. Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, London, the River Thames. They should always start with a capital letter. Look carefully at the spelling of these geographical terms Accessibility Altitude Anticyclone Business Climate Continent Countries Counties Deforestation Deposition Depression Developing Earthquake Economy Environment Erosion Hurricane Migration Mountains Population Questionnaire Renewable Resources Rivers Settlement Sustainability Tourism Transportation Tsunami Urbanisation Volcanoes Weathering Use connectives to link each paragraph Give examples q Such as q In the case of q For example q As revealed by q For instance Explain an idea q Although q Except q Unless q However q Therefore Sequencing q Firstly q Secondly q Next q Finally afterwards q Since Adding to q And q Also q As well as q Moreover q Too q Furthermore Cause and effect q Because q So q Therefore q Consequently q Thus Contrasting q Whereas q Instead of q Alternatively q Otherwise q In another way q Then again To emphasise q Above all q Ultimately q Especially q Significantly To compare q Likewise q Equally q In the same way q Similarly