Better Explanations

France population levelled assessment task

Cause Level 3a – 4b
Only one answer is given
You give one reason for something you observe on at least one map.
You mention one factor that effects where people live, but,
You don’t say how or why it has this effect.
Effect Eg: Lots of people because Paris is the Capital.
Cause Cause Level 4a – 5b
A chain of effects.
How Effect You give a reason why one are is crowded and another has a low population.
How? You refer to two things (factors) that effect where people live and say how or why
they have that effect – either attracting or putting people off. Cause and effect.
Effect You comment on both maps.
Effect Eg: The region is crowded because Paris is in it. This is the capital which means there
WHY? are lots of jobs.
Cause Level 5a – 6b
How A longer chain of effects.
Why You give several reasons that may have effected where people live and you have
explained how and why these factors effect people. You can say whether the factors
Effect you mention are HUMAN or PHYSICAL, positive or negative. You link the ideas /
factors together to show a cause – effect and a knock on effect or series of knock on
How effect.
Why You mention locations on both maps.
Knock-on Eg: The Ile de France is very crowded because Paris offers many things that people
effect want. There are many industries, which mean that people can easily get a job which
earns them money to pay for other services they need such as food & housing.
Paragraph answer.
Further Knock-on
Effect

Causes Level 6a – 7b
Several causes working together to create a knock on effect.
Effect You give plenty of factors that may explain the pattern of population. You refer to
both HUMAN & PHYSICAL factors ;social, economic & geographical
Effect You say how and why they all effect people’s choices. You link more that one cause to
an effect and a chain of knock on effect events.
Eg; Poor soil, cold climate and steep slopes in the mountainous region of the Auvergne
make farming transport and communications difficult, so there are few industries and
few jobs available. There are not enough resources to support people so few people
choose to live here.
Many people live in the Languedoc region because it has an excellent climate allowing
lots of farming jobs and attract many tourists, providing many job opportunities in a
range of things linked to tourism. There also a number of major ports such as
Marseille which attract industries meaning more jobs.
Two or more paragraph answer.
 Better Descriptions
France population levelled assessment task
Me Peer Teacher
Extremes Level 3a – 4b
Use place names to identify locations.
You attempt to describe the
pattern on at least one map.
Using extremes like crowded or empty.

Different types Level 4a – 5b

You describe the pattern shown on
both maps.
Use terms or numbers to describe.
You include the correct vocabulary
such as dense, sparse, population
distribution.

Comparisons Level 5a – 6c
You describe the pattern shown on
both maps referring to actual
locations.
Use terms like:-
• twice as much,
• a third of farmland,
• half of the country,
• most of,
• 70% of
to compare and contrast two variables
You include the correct vocabulary
such as dense, sparse, population
distribution.

Ratios and Patterns Level 6a - 7

All the above, but now combining
information to describe patterns.
You interlink information from both
maps eg: linking outward migration to a
sparse population density.