GEOGRAPHY SBA

GEOGRAPHY SBAGUIDELINES

EACH ITEM 1 2 3 etc. TO BEGIN ON A NEW PAGE1. COVER PAGE – with your own design and the title of

your project You may include a picture

2. INFORMATION PAGE NAME STUDENT REGISTRATION NUMBERSCHOOL CODETERRITORYTITLE OF STUDYEXAMINATION YEARTEACHER

3 STRATEGY SHEETInsert a neatly written final copy of your strategy sheet with all fields filled out.

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Each chapter must be accounted for as

they are listed in this guide On the following page include a LIST OF

ILUSTRATIONS which chronicles the appearance of every map, sketch, graph and table

5 AIM OF STUDY

On this page only write the aim of your study in one sentence.

6. MAP 1 :A MAP OF TRINIDAD SHOWING THE LOCATION OF STUDY AREAThis map includes (Remember T.A.S.K) The capital Major water bodies Lines latitude and longitude Mountain ranges The study area highlighted Colours add to the quality of map Must be drawn to scale

7 MAP 2 : A MAP SHOWING THE COUNTY OF ST. GEORGES

Remember to include major roads, the Northern Range and towns in the area.

Highlight the study area Ideally should be drawn to scale

8MAP 3: MAP SHOWING THE CAURA WATERSHED

See pamphlet from IMA - enlarge to show area clearly on your page

Not necessarily drawn to scale

9. METHODOLOGY When: Day, date, month, year Where: Short description of area – town,

county, general area of Trinidad (cardinal point) vicinity to significant place/feature, e.g., ‘…nestled in the foothills of the Northern Range…’

METHODOLOGY cont’d How: Explain what instruments were

used and how they were used to get data.

Describe how observations were carried out

Explain the role of the tour guides- D. Rampersad and R. Bujun (Forester 1) and resident and local activist Malachi

10 INTRODUCTION• A brief history and background of Caura.

What is it known for.• Caura watershed has been a point of

interest for WASA, IMA, Min. of agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, EMA. Explain why.

• Why did you choose to study this area?

11 PRESENTATION OF DATA(i) Description – climax fire vegetation - housing development - lower montane forests - steep slopes - bare sedimentary rocksAnything of relevance that was observed in the environment.

PRESENTATION cont’d(ii) CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION (descending order) - agriculture(legal and illegal) - housing and development - deliberate setting of fires - loggingEach category must be supported by evidence( pics, sketches, tour info.) Pie chart showing the relative significance of each factor

(iii) Effects of deforestation - risk of flooding - loss of biodiversity/endangerment of species - forest fragmentation - increase in illegal activities(marijuana plantation)

12 ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION- Define deforestation- Restate briefly evidence of deforestation- Explain how each factor causes deforestation- Refer to studies on deforestation in T&T- Why should we be concerned about effects?

(global warming, loss of air, soil and water quality etc.)

- Remember to refer to pics,(e.g. ocelot…) graphs etc. used as evidence throughout report

13 MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION Check dams to stem excess run off from

slopes Caura Activity Centre established with the

help of EMA , IMA and forestry division to empower residents to protect their area

Education drive – model bus, school tours, community groups, media…

14 CONCLUSIONA summary table listing the causes and effects of deforestation. Please introduce your table and relate It to the study…. ‘Clearly deforestation is taking place in the Caura area with increasingly obvious repercussions, some of which are highlighted in the following table…’

15 LIMITATIONS Suggest ways in which your study could have been improved, for example a wider study area could be sampled or more accurate figures of forest coverage – past and present. About three should be enough.

16 RECOMMENDATIONS

Suggest ways the problem that you studied could be improved, e.g. more government funding for wardens, foresters etc. to patrol high risk areas.

BIBLIOGRAPHYAccording to the format below; always in alphabetical order of authors’ surnames…Books Rahil, Vohn A.M. (2007) New Caribbean Geography Caribbean

Educational Publishers. Wilson, Mark (2003) The Caribbean Environment Oxford Publishers

Atlas Phillips Certificate Atlas (2005)

Websites www.geobytes.com www.usgs.com

APPENDIX Each item in the appendix must occupy

a separate sheet and must be labelled Appendix I Appendix II etc.

Items in the appendix would include the questionnaire, a google map of the area, the IMA pamphlet, news articles on flooding in the area, other pictures not used in the SBA.

NOTES All illustrations used must be titled (Figure 1: A

photograph showing a check dam along the Caura Main Road)

( Figure 2: A table showing the causes and effects of deforestation in the Caura area)

All sketches and photographs must be labelled All illustrations must be referred to in the writing up of

the SBA

Essential photos: ocelot, housing development, check dam, fire climax vegetation, agricultural area, example of tree used in select felling