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Summative Assessment

Drivers and Feedbacks in the Development of Food Systems

Instructions

Download the worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 472kB Jan3 18) to understand and complete the assessment.

The first part of the worksheet presents a more detailed version of the interaction of human and natural systems at the onset of agriculture at the end of the last ice age, presented at the end of Module 2.1. This is to provide you an example in the use of these diagrams to think about changes in food systems over human history, and it is shown below here as well.

Further instructions for the assignment are given in the worksheet. You will need to fill in four questions on the worksheet, some of which have multiple parts.

Grading Information and Rubric

Your assignment will be evaluated based on the following rubric. The maximum grade for the assignment is 24 points.

Rubric
DescriptionPossible Points
Question 1: Correct explanation of drivers acting as positive feedbacks (2 examples)6 points

Question 2: Correct placement of drivers into the diagram (partial credit allowed)

6 points
Question 3: Correct explanation of drivers acting as positive feedbacks in Figure 2 based on expansion of agriculture to colonies4 points

Question 4: Explanation of terms of spatial diffusion and niche construction.

4 points
Overall style, completeness of answers, grammar, and spelling4 points
These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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