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Date November 2020 Marks available 2 Reference code 20N.2.bp.4
Level SL and HL Paper 2 Time zone
Command term Suggest Question number 4 Adapted from N/A

Question

The infographic has been produced by Australia’s National Roads and Motorists’ Association to show selected characteristics of Australia’s energy security.

[Source: Adapted from: Blackburn, J., National Roads and Motorists’ Association, 2013. Could Australia’s tanks run dry?
Australia’s liquid fuels security.]

Describe trends in the proportion of fuel directly imported into Australia between 2000 and 2013.

[2]
a.

Suggest one graphical method that could depict the information in box A, giving a reason for your choice.

[2]
b.

To what extent might this infographic make Australian citizens more concerned about their energy security than they need to be?

[6]
c.

Markscheme

Award [1] for each trend. Two trends required for [2]. Quantification needed for [2].

a.

Award [1] for a valid suggestion and [1] for reason for choice.

Possibilities include:

b.

Award [1] mark for each relevant point and [1] for each supported development/explanation, up to a maximum of [5]. Award the final [1] for an overall appraisal that weighs up the infographic as a whole.
Award a maximum of [4] if only one perspective is given.

Relevant points include:

More concerned:

Not concerned:

Appraisal – accept any valid appraisal linked to supporting materials from the infographic

c.

Examiners report

The majority of answers scored one mark on this question. Although most candidates attempted to give some quantification, answers were simplistic and did not respond to the plurality of the demand (trends) in the question. Credit is readily lost if there is not thorough question analysis.

a.

Candidates coped well with this question and the majority identified valid methods that could depict the information. Most justified their choice with reference to ease of analysis of information, but some did pick out the suitability of categorized data for representation in bar charts.

b.

It was pleasing to see the way in which candidates addressed this question. A significant number analysed the infographic with reference to its geographical content which was based upon energy security. The better answers looked at the issues associated with the supply of energy and the closure of refineries, picking out the concerns alluded to in the question. These answers gained credit for identifying valid problems and developing their point using evidence from the infographic. Using this method of analysis many answers gained the maximum mark for an answer that addresses only one perspective. Fewer answers however, paid attention to the 'to what extent' element of the question and used the resource to identify reasons for hope such as references to the abundance of renewable and non-renewable energy within Australia, the switch to alternative fuels and the predictive nature of the risks. To gain full credit there needed to be some balance within the answer to this question and an overall appraisal was required.

c.

Syllabus sections

Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security » 3.1. Global trends in consumption
Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security

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