Brisbane School of Distance Education
Task Sheet
Student name
Class name
Subject
Year 9 Geography
Teacher name
Task title
Due date
Multinational Research Assessment
27th May
Technique
Research Assignment
Mode
Written
Text type
Multimodal
Length/Duration
Not Applicable
Task purpose
Students analyse a range of stimuli and evaluate a geographical challenge and alternative strategies to address this using environmental, economic and social criteria to draw a reasoned conclusion.
Task details
· Complete all sections of the research booklet by the due date.
Research OneNote (Check 1) Step 1,2 and 3 Due: Friday 22nd Ap
Research OneNote (Check 2) Step 4 Due: Friday 6th May
· Final Research and poster
Final Due: Friday 27th May
Conditions
· Undertaken individually.
· Prepared in class and in students’ own time.
· Draft to be submitted for teacher feedback.
· Referenced using APA referencing conventions.
· Supported by record of research.
· Geographical terms from the glossary need to be included in the inquiry.
Student declaration
By submitting this item, I declare that the work submitted:
· is my own work and has not been written by any other person,
· contains no plagiarised material, and has not been obtained from any other source except where due acknowledgement has been made.
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SCENARIO:
You have been employed by the multi-national company, BHP, to research aspects of cu
ent concern for BHP, and to suggest possible solutions to the problem of increasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the mining industry.
Your final product will be a research booklet and a poster that will be used to promote your selected solution.
TASK:
You must:
A. Complete each step in the research booklet.
B. Produce a poster to promote your selected solution to increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
ASSESSMENT:
Your work will be marked in two parts:
1. Research and analysis of data and information – this will be demonstrated in the completion of the Research Booklet. Your teacher will assess the research booklet- this will account for criteria 1-3 for the assessment.
2. The poster itself. It must clearly explain and justify a range of benefits relating to your selected solution to greenhouse gas emissions.
Your research will cover the following:
1. General background of the company and its operations
2. A survey of the public to determine general knowledge about BHP as a company and the link between their industry, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
3. Detailed research to answer two inquiry questions of your choice regarding BHP
4. Give details of the impact of mining on the environment, the economy, and on the company’s employees, worldwide.
5. Explain clearly the problem of greenhouse gas emissions associated with BHP Billiton
6. Clearly use a matrix and criteria to demonstrate how a decision making process can be used to judge the solution BHP might use to overcome the issue of mining and its links to climate change.
7. Make a decision as to which solution is preferable.
8. Predict the outcomes and consequences of the chosen solution.
9. Demonstrate co
ect use of APA in-text referencing and a complete bibliography.
10. Include a range of relevant geographical terminology (highlight by using red italics throughout your work – see glossary on Blackboard).
RESEARCH BOOKLET:
Type into the document and it will expand – the line length is an indicator of how much to type.
Step 1
Analysis of spatial and graphed data regarding BHP
Using the “Data Sheet BHP” on Blackboard, complete the activities below to develop an understanding of BHP as a multi-national company.
1. Write a statement to describe the products that BHP produces and their relative weighting regarding amount produced in 2020.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Refer to the global map – Figure 8. Where are the company offices clustered?
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3. When was BHP re
anded from BHP Billiton to just BHP? _________________________________________________________________________________
4. How many people did BHP employ globally (in total) in 2020? ______________________________________
5. How many people did BHP employ in Australia in 2020? ___________________________________
6. Has BHP become more important as an employer or less important, since 2012? Use statistics in your answer as evidence. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Describe BHP’s changing revenue since 2005 from Figure 7. Use statistics in your answer. You should be able to identify THREE differing stages. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. How many BHP offices are there in Australia? ____________________________________________
9. Refer to Fig 8 to answer the following:
Type of Resource Mining Operation
Number in Australia
Number
globally
Petroleum
Aluminium
Base Metal
Ca
on Steel
Diamonds
Energy Coal
Stainless Steel
10. What does the data in the table above suggest about the importance of Australian operations to BHP? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. Refer to Fig 9. How have operations in Australia changed since 2005, 2014 and into the future? Use statistics if possible in your answer.
12. Why is coking coal so important? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. How is BHP linked to greenhouse gas emissions? Use statistics in your answer. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. In what way has the Australian government been associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions? _________________________________________________________________________________
15. What is the difference between Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. Aside from increasing greenhouse gas emissions, what other environmental damage has BHP been responsible for? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. Provide a quote from the data sheet that indicates that BHP is planning to improve its emissions into the future. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. What is the main message of the cartoon in Fig 3. Refer to specific features in the cartoon in your explanation. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. Use the data sheet to find FOUR pieces of evidence to justify BHP Billiton’s status as a “multi-national company.”
a. ______________________________________________________________________
. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________________
Step 2
Gathering primary data to find out how much the public know about BHP and the issue of greenhouse gas emissions
Design a survey of five questions to find out how much the public know about BHP Billiton and the issue of greenhouse gas emissions. Questions should be based around general knowledge about BHP as a MNC and its impact on the environment. Analyse the results using relevant graphs.
The teacher will go through with you in class how to design relevant survey questions and how to design a survey using SurveyMonkey. Record your results and analysis below.
Step 3: Designing significant geographic questions
Design questions that relate to BHP. Remember that you are aiming to design higher order questions, not lower order questions.
Once you have completed that matrix select TWO of the higher order questions to focus your research about BHP on. Write these in the space below:
Event
what
Situation
where/when
Alternatives
which
People
who
Reasons
why
Means
how
Present
Is
1
What is BHP’s main product?
2
3
4
5
Why is BHP linked to greenhouse gas emissions?
6
Past
Did/was
7
8
9
10
11
12
Possibility
Can
13
14
Where can Australia source renewable energy from?
15
16
17
18
How can Australia generate more renewable energy?
Probability
Would
19
20
21
22
23
24
Prediction
Will
25
What renewable sources of fuel will be popular in the future?
26
27
28
29
30
Decision/Choice
Should
37
38
39
40
41
Why should BHP move away from coal production?
42
Step 4
Select relevant geographical data and information to effectively answer the inquiry questions
My two research questions are:
Research Question 1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Research Question 2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND RESEARCH STARTS HERE FOR YOUR TWO SUBQUESTIONS.
MY SUB-QUESTION 1:
Gathering information:
Source 1:
Source 2:
Source 3:
The RELEVANT images I've found are:
Now it's time to turn your researched information into TEEL paragraphs: Once the paragraphs are complete check that they answer your sub-question. Don’t stray off the topic. Then go through and check:
· Select appropriate images, graphs, maps, tables, statistics to support your research and refer to them in the text (blue)
· Remember to use in-text references in your written research (in dark green below) for all information you use from websites etc.
· Remember to use geographical terminology wherever possible (red text)
Insert completed FINAL paragraph below.
MY SUB-QUESTION 2:
Gathering information:
Source 1:
Source 2:
Source 3:
The RELEVANT images I've found are:
Now it's time to turn your researched information into TEEL paragraphs: Once the paragraphs are complete check that they answer your sub-question. Don’t stray off the topic. Then go through and check:
· Select appropriate images, graphs, maps, tables, statistics to support your research and refer to them in the text (blue)
· Remember to use in-text references in your written research (in dark green below) for all information you use from websites etc.
· Remember to use geographical terminology wherever possible (red text)
Insert completed FINAL paragraph below.
When you answer the two questions, follow the suggestions below:
· Write between XXXXXXXXXXwords per question
· Select appropriate images, graphs, maps, tables, statistics to support your research (see Figures below) and refer to them in the text (blue)
· Remember to use in-text references in your written research (in dark green below) for all information you use from websites etc
· Remember to use geographical terminology wherever possible (red text)
· Create a Bibliography at the end of the research booklet which includes all sources. Do not create your bibliography until you have fully completed your research booklet. We will cover this in class.
· Refer to image below for more information regarding the layout of each of your three research questions.
Step 5
Develop an Impact Table to show Interpretation, analysis and evaluation of information
You will now consider the POSITIVE and NEGATIVE impacts the company BHP Billiton has on society, the environment, and the economy.
Complete the table below to describe the different social, environmental and economic impacts that BHP has. Remember to research a wide range of reliable websites. Use in-text references where relevant. Guidance is given in the lessons and the power points.
DETAILS ABOUT BHP BILLITON AND IMPACTS
Positive
Negative
SOCIAL
IMPACTS
CONSIDERATIONS
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ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
CONSIDERATIONS
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ECONOMIC
IMPACTS
CONSIDERATIONS
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Step 6
Consider the two solutions proposed to address the problem of increasing greenhouse gas emissions. What are the advantages and disadvantages? Complete the table below. Remember to incorporate geographical terms into your research from the glossary.
STRATEGY/SOLUTION 1