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Assessment Brief
Assessment Details

Unit Title: Transport Geography

Unit Code: MAR 138
Unit Leader: Tony Morris
Level: 4
Assessment Title: Global trade in natural resources
Assessment Number: AE1
Assessment Type: Report
Restrictions on Time/Length : 1500
Individual/Group: Individual
Assessment Weighting: 60%
Issue Date: w/c 23rd September 2019
Hand In Date: Monday 18th November 2019
Planned Feedback Date: 20 working days after submission
Mode of Submission: On-Line through Turnitin
Number of copies to be submitted: 1 - online

Anonymous Marking This assessment will be marked anonymously

Assessment Task

Over the past century shipping has been responsible for globalisation of trade in
natural resources. Countries with limited domestic supplies of natural resources
benefit from the ability to import from across the global market and the exporting
countries benefit economically from this trade.

Your task is to identify and describe a natural resource in a major exporting country.
This should include a brief explanation of the geographic location, a description of
the commodity and the economic value of the resource to the exporting country.
You should then clearly identify a recognised importing country and explain how the
imported resource is utilised and its value to the importing country. The natural
resource identified MUST have been transported in bulk by ships in its raw
(unprocessed) state.

You should include figures (maps and images) to help illustrate your findings.

Assessed elements (see attached for grading criteria)

Structure and presentation; Spelling and grammar; Referencing; Technical content;

Evidence of research

Report Format
The report should be word processed in size 12 font, line spacing 1.5.
The following should be included:
Title page
Contents page (including a list of figures and tables)
Introduction
Findings
Conclusion
Reference list.

The report MUST be referenced in accordance with the Harvard System. For
additional guidance please refer to succeed@solent

Additional help and guidance Referencing the Harvard way:

http://portal.solent.ac.uk/library/help/factsheets/resources/referencing-
harvard.pdf

The use of large sections of text (cutting and pasting) from another person’s work
(this includes other students work, text books and web pages), is not acceptable
and can lead to allegations Academic misconduct.
MAR 138 Transport Geography Task description: Global Trade in Natural Resources
A 1 and 2 A 3 and 4 B C D F 1-4
Structure & Very well presented in Well presented in Generally, well Presentation acceptable Generally poor Poorly presented
Presentation appropriate style. All appropriate style. presented and set but could be improved presentation that is and/or
(15%) figures and tables Some very minor out. Some errors or not appropriate inappropriate
appropriate and errors omissions presentation
labelled correctly
Style, Spelling & High level of academic Good level of academic Good level of writing, Generally, well written Style of writing not
Grammar (10%) writing appropriate to writing with very minor with some minor but lacking appropriate appropriate with a Inappropriate style
the level errors grammatical and/or level of language. large number of of writing. Many
spelling errors Spelling and/or grammatical errors. grammatical and
grammatical errors Some spelling errors spelling errors.
Referencing (15%) Exceptionally high level Very high level of Good referencing Reasonable referencing, Poor referencing. Very poor
of referencing with no referencing with very with some minor but with some Limited quality and referencing or no
errors. Extensive and minor errors. Good amendments consistent errors. Fair number of sources attempt made. Very
varied sources utilised selection of sources required. Good number of sources poor quality sources
utilised number of sources
utilised, but limited
selection
Technical Content Content very detailed Technically accurate Good level of Good detail but The value and use of Substantial
(50%) which demonstrates an and detailed content technical detail but technically limited. An the import/export inaccuracies with
exceptional depth of which demonstrates a lacking in accuracy in understanding of the commodity and/or very limited range
knowledge and thorough some areas. value and use of the transport nodes of detail.
understanding of the understanding of the Demonstrating a fair import/export contain several
value and use of the value and use of the understanding of the commodity and inaccuracies. The
import/export import/export value and use of the transport nodes. But content overall
commodity and commodity and import/export one of the required demonstrates a
transport nodes transport nodes commodity and elements lacked somewhat superficial
transport nodes sufficient detail. understanding
Evidence of Excellent evidence of High level of research Good level of Acceptable level of Some research Very limited
Research (10%) appropriate and high evident that was appropriate research research evident, that evident, but cursory evidence of
level research that fully appropriate and which evident that supports provides some in extent and poorly appropriate
supports and justifies supports and justifies the findings. Some appropriate content but utilised research being
the findings the findings additional no justification provided undertaken
justification needed
 Learning Outcomes

This assessment will enable students to demonstrate in full or in part the learning outcomes
identified in the unit descriptors.

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