Year 10 Individuals and Societies Semester 1 Exam Revision
Exam Structure and Assessment
Time: reading time and writing time.
Structure: Three sections worth each.
Section 1: Global Inequalities (short and long answers).
Section 2: World War II (short and long answers).
Section 3: Essay (choice between Geography or History topics; approximately one and a half pages).
Command Terms
Analyse: Identify parts and relationships to reach conclusions.
Describe: Provide a detailed account of a situation or process.
Discuss: Provide a balanced review of both sides with evidence.
Evaluate: Make a judgment by weighing strengths and limitations.
Explain: Detail how or why something is a certain way.
Identify: State the main point(s).
Justify: Provide evidence to support a conclusion.
Suggest: Propose a reason or action without needing development.
Outline: Provide a brief summary.
Quantify: State specific quantities using numbers.
Term 1: World War II
Causes: Ideology, Treaty of Versailles, Appeasement, League of Nations weaknesses, Great Depression, Nazism, Nazi-Soviet Pact, and Anti-Semitism.
Local and National Impact:
Nazi ideology: Nuremberg laws, 'Kristallnacht', and concentration camps.
Fall of Singapore 1942: Reasons and results.
Kokoda: Role of PNG 'fuzzy wuzzy' angels and conditions.
Bombing of Darwin: Government response.
Security Shift: John Curtin’s 1942 ‘Look to America’ speech.
Japanese Expansionism: Militarisation justifications and regional impacts.
Allied Victory: America’s entry, two-front war, key battles, code breaking, and atomic weapons.
Term 2: Global Inequalities
Indicators: Single vs. composite (index) indicators; qualitative vs. quantitative measurements.
SHEEPT Factors: (Social, Historical, Economic, Environmental, Political, Technological) as causes and consequences of inequality.
Skills: Analysis of maps and graphs using the PQE/TQE method (Pattern/Trend, Quantification, Exceptions).
Case Studies: Identifying issues, response by government or NGO, and effectiveness evaluation (SWOT).
Source Analysis (OPCVL)
Origin: Who, where, and when (e.g., primary source, key individual).
Purpose: Statement of intention, propaganda, or private reflection.
Content: The specific information provided by the source.
Value: Eyewitness accounts, statement of official policy, or hindsight in historical texts.
Limitations: Bias, personal involvement leading to omissions, or being only a partial extract.
Essay Writing (TEEL)
Introduction: Context, interpretation, contention, and signposting key points.
Body Paragraphs (TEEL): Topic sentence, Explanation, Evidence/Examples, and Link.
Conclusion: Re-statement of contention, summary of arguments, and strong final impression.
Thinking Concepts: History (cause/consequence, significance, continuity/change) and Geography (spatial significance, patterns/trends, interrelationships).