Here is another practice infographic question, along with a mark scheme for Paper 2.
This infographic shows changes in South Korea’s TFR from 1984 to 2021. (https://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2022/03/13/20220313000274_0.jpg)
1. Describe the trends of Korea’s TFR from 1984 to 2021. [2]
Award [1] for a valid descriptive statement on the trend and [1] for quantification / exemplification.
For example:
TFR has been decreasing [1], from 1.74 in 1984 to 0.81 in 2021 [1]
2. Suggest one reason for this change in Korea’s TFR. [2]
Award [1] for a valid reason and [1] for further development / elaboration / exemplification.
For example:
Socio-economic change [1] – with more women's participation in the workforce, women may be deciding to have less children, or have them at later points in their lives [1].
Higher use of contraceptives [1] – with better education and access to contraceptives, less babies are being born [1]
3. Evaluate the infographic’s effectiveness in explaining the changes in Korea’s TFR. [6]
Award [1] for each valid point and a further mark [1] for supported development / elaboration / exemplification up to a maximum of [5].
Award the final [1] for an overall appraisal that weighs up the infographic as a whole.
Award a maximum of [4] if only one perspective is given.
For example:
The infographic has a visual of a hand holding a couple of little feet. This, along with the title, makes it clear what the topic of the infographic is [1]. There is credibility to the data too, as it has been referenced the “Statistics Korea” [1]. However, the data of the TFR according to year is not very easy to understand [1]. One must spend unnecessary time looking at the data to understand the trend, because it is not given in visual form but rather just as numbers [1]. It would be better if this had been put as a bar/line graph so that it is easier to understand [1]. Overall, the infographic is not easy to understand because of the lack of visuals and how they clearly connect to the changes in the data [1].