The question
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ An export table for one crop: commodity dependence, price swings and supply chains (7 points)
Data
Coffee exports of Country K, 2015 to 2024
| Year | Coffee exported (thousand tonnes) | Coffee export earnings (million US dollars) | Coffee share of all export earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 400 | 1,200 | 58% |
| 2018 | 420 | 1,000 | 55% |
| 2021 | 430 | 1,500 | 63% |
| 2024 | 440 | 1,320 | 60% |
Invented data for practice.
(A) Identify Identify the year in the table when Country K earned the most from coffee exports. [1 point]
Identify means: Give the information asked for: a word or short phrase can earn the point, with no reasons needed.
(B) Describe Describe how the amount of coffee exported and the earnings from coffee changed from 2015 to 2024. [1 point]
Describe means: Give the relevant characteristics: what it is like, where and how much. A name alone earns nothing.
(C) Explain Using the table, explain why Country K earned less from coffee in 2018 than in 2015, even though it exported more coffee. [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.
(D) Explain Explain how a fall in coffee prices could act as a push factor for rural-to-urban migration in Country K. [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.
(E) Explain Explain how the global supply chain for coffee affects how much of the final price paid by shoppers stays in Country K. [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.
(F) Explain the degree Explain the degree to which the table can show how changes in coffee prices affect farm families at the local scale. [1 point]
Explain the degree means: State the degree first (to a high, moderate or low degree), then explain why with evidence.
(G) Explain Explain one strategy Country K could use to reduce its commodity dependence. [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.