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Initial Publication Date: January 11, 2018

Summative Assessment

Anatomy of a Famine

Instructions

Download the worksheet and follow the detailed instructions provided.

Files to Download

Download the worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 5MB Jan3 18).

Anatomy of a Famine: multifactorial failures of adaptive capacity to climate and social shocks.

This worksheet relies heavily on the data resources presented by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit – Somaliaand the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS Net).

This worksheet uses maps, tables, and graphs to guide you in analyzing a tragic famine in Somalia between 2010 and 2012 as a case of adaptive capacity and vulnerability (see Module 9.2 for the definition of a famine). As many as 260,000 people died in this famine, half of them children under five years old (optional: see Somalia famine 'killed 260,000 people', May 2, 2013). You should read carefully through the case study presented in the worksheet (download above) and answer the question in each section, e.g. "Question A1" and the two summary questions at the end. Submit the filled in the worksheet using the course management software at your institution.

Submitting Your Assignment

You will submit a completed worksheet to the course management software at your institution.

Grading Information and Rubric

This assignment is worth a total of 40 points.

Rubric
CriteriaPoint Ranges
Worksheet section A: biophysical shocks4 points Quality and correctness of answers, level of detail, evidence of effort and thought
Worksheet section B: the response of crop yield, questions B1-B8.16 points quality and correctness of answers, level of detail, evidence of effort and thought
Worksheet section C: war and insecurity aspects, Question C14 points Quality and correctness of answer, level of detail, evidence of effort and thought
Worksheet section D: food prices and vulnerability.4 points Quality and correctness of answers, level of detail, evidence of effort and thought
Worksheet Section F: Questions F1 and F26 points each, 12 points total: adaptive capacity undermined by shocks, detail, connections and understanding demonstrated by concept map and labeling of human and natural system components.

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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