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Scoring Criteria - Level One Performance Knowledge of Geography Dimension Level one responses: either fail to address the geography topic or are only tangentially related to it. display little evidence of any understanding of basic geographic concepts and principles. reference data (if any) that is irrelevant or inaccurate. Organization and Development Dimension Level one responses: are brief, often illegible, and lack coherence and organization. often appear to be guesses or, where there is a choice of options, they are derived through a process of elimination. rarely address the topic called for or are not attempted.