De La Salle Santiago Zobel School

High School Social Studies Unit

Academic Year 2015-2016

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Name: _______________________________________
Section: G10- ____ Date: _____ Teacher: Ms. Gavan/
Ms. Lubuguin

First Term
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Assessment 2 (KPU)

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A. KNOWLEDGE. Identify if the following statements are true or false. Write T if the underlined
word is true. If false, change the underlined word to make the statement
true. Write the answer on the space provided.

A. DEPRECIATION

B. BRAIN DRAIN

C. AQUACULTURE

D. NATURAL
RESOURCES

E. NON-METALLIC
RESOURCES

F. FIXED CAPITAL
ASSET

__________ 1. Aquaculture
This farming activities involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under
controlled conditions
__________ 2. It pertains to any physical capital that is not used in actual production of a good or
service.
__________ 3. These are materials provided by the earth that humans can make use to make more
complex products.
__________ 4. It refers to the natural wear and tear of a physical resource.
__________ 5. This refers to the emigration of skilled professional individuals in search of
better job opportunities.
B. PROCESS. Based on the editorial cartoons below, explain how each cartoon reflect the
economic issues we are facing today. Write your explanation on the space provided for
each cartoon.

Retrieved from: http://nalakagunawardene.com/tag/8-november-2013/

6-8. Explanation:

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Retrieved from: http://opinion.inquirer.net/26375/building-resilientcommunities

9-11. Explanation:

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Retrieved from: http://dipolognon.com/dipolognonHeadline05052008.htm

12-14 Explanation:

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Rubric for Essay

3 Answer is correct and clear. Two examples are given as supporting details.
2 Answer is correct.
An example is given as a supporting detail.
1 Answer is correct but no supporting details are given.
0 No answer is given.

C. UNDERSTANDING. Read the article below and write a short commentary on how this affects
our current economy. Refer to the rubric for grading.
Environmental group opposes large-scale Batangas mining project
Philippine Daily Inquirer
03:52 PM June 9th, 2015
Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/697150/environmental-group-opposes-large-scale-batangas-mining-project

Citing harmful effects to marine biodiversity, an environmental group on Tuesday

protested the impending large-scale mining project of an Australian-Canadian firm in
Batangas before the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
In a statement, Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment said the large-scale
operation of MRL Gold-Egerton Gold Philippines Inc. in the municipality of Lobo
would not only affect the biodiversity in the area, but also the Verde Island Passage.
The Verde Island Passage, which has been declared the center of marine
biodiversity in the world, is a strait between Luzon and the island of Mindoro.
The Aquino government and its local counterpart in Batangas are both out of their
minds in allowing the Egerton large-scale mining project to push through in the
municipality of Lobo, said Clementine Bautista, Kalikasan PNEs national
coordinator.
The dialogue protest, which was organized and attended by local church leaders,
local fisherfolk organizations and other environmental groups, was particularly aimed
at getting the attention of the DENRs Environmental Management Bureau (EMB),
the agency in charge of issuing environmental compliance certificates, to prevent the
foreign firm from operating in the country.
Bautista said the impending environmental risks of the mining project to the Verde
Island Passage should be more than enough for the EMB to deny Gold-Egerton of
its compliance certificate.
The Egerton gold project will be utilizing open-pit mining technology, which will
result in the production and dumping of millions of metric tons of mine wastes into
the Lobo River down to the waters of the Verde Island Passage, Bautista said. This
impending mine pollution will surely spell death to current marine conservation areas
in Lobo municipality alone.
In 1997, DENR declared Lobo the fifth of 18 biodiversity centers in the world. The
municipality houses four declared marine conservation areas, namely the Lobo
Mangrove Conservation Area, Sawang Olo-olo Fish Sanctuary and Refuge Area,
Malabrigo Fish Sanctuary and Refuge Area and Biga Fish Sanctuary and Refuge
Area.
Apart from negative environmental consequences, environmental groups said the
mining project would also affect the food security and source of livelihood of local
residents and may even displace some communities.
As large-scale mining involves deforestation and land clearing, flora and fauna will
be surely lost and communities will be displaced in the development and commercial
operation of the mining project, Bautista said.
In October 2006, the DENR issued a mining exploration permit to MRL Gold
Philippines Inc. and its affiliate Egerton Gold Philippines Inc. RC

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RUBRICS FOR GRADING

6 Answer is concise and clear. More than five examples were

5 Answer is concise and clear. Four examples were given as supporting detail.
4 Answer is concise and clear. Three examples were given as supporting detail.
3 Answer is concise and clear. Two examples were given as supporting detail.
2 Answer is concise but vague. Only one example was given as supporting detail.
1 Answer is correct but no supporting details were given.
0 No answer is given.