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A map of a language region and a table of voting results: devolution and its causes

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The question

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________   A map of a language region and a table of voting results: devolution and its causes (7 points)

Map

Source 1: Speakers of the Dorvan language in Country A

Choropleth map of invented Country A by province: the share of people whose first language is Dorvan is 70% or more in the Southern Forest and South Coast, lower in the Western Uplands and Central Valley, and under 10% in the Capital Region and the north and east

People whose first language is Dorvan (percent, invented)

  • Under 10%
  • 10% to 39%
  • 40% to 69%
  • 70% or more
Invented data for practice. An invented country for practice. Open the map full size

Data

Source 2: A vote on more self-rule for the south

Results by province of a vote, held in five provinces, on giving the south its own elected assembly (invented data for practice)
ProvinceYesNoTurnout
South Coast71%29%52%
Southern Forest64%36%58%
Western Uplands41%59%60%
Central Valley22%78%63%
Capital Region15%85%70%

Invented data for practice.

  1. (A) Identify Identify the scale of analysis of the data shown in Source 1. [1 point]

    Identify means: Give the information asked for: a word or short phrase can earn the point, with no reasons needed.

  2. (B) Describe Describe the pattern of Dorvan speakers shown in Source 1. [1 point]

    Describe means: Give the relevant characteristics: what it is like, where and how much. A name alone earns nothing.

  3. (C) Explain Explain how language can act as a centrifugal force in Country A. [1 point]

    Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.

  4. (D) Describe Using both sources, describe the relationship between the share of Dorvan speakers and the Yes vote. [1 point]

    Describe means: Give the relevant characteristics: what it is like, where and how much. A name alone earns nothing.

  5. (E) Explain Explain one factor other than language that could push the south toward devolution. [1 point]

    Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.

  6. (F) Explain Explain how Country A's government could reduce the pressure for devolution. [1 point]

    Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.

  7. (G) Explain the degree Explain the degree to which the results in Source 2 show that the south wants to become an independent state. [1 point]

    Explain the degree means: State the degree first (to a high, moderate or low degree), then explain why with evidence.