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__Communciation, Transport & Energy Relating to the Production of Rice __KWL Chart [] on 22/7/2011
 * || **What we know?** || **What we want to know?** || **What we’ve learnt?** ||
 * **Communication** || We know the island has satellite phone and we can communicate with other island members to inform them of rice development || Who should we report rice progress too? || We will report to Dale who is the leader of our settlement who in turn will report to Clare as she is the Island leader. ||
 * || We will need to report to Clare, the island leader. || What quantity of rice will we be expected to be produced? || We will be producing as much rice as possible in order to distribute around the island, store rice in case we have a bad year and produce enough to export as a revenue raiser for the island. ||
 * ||  || Previous year’s waterfall conditions and rain patterns? || After our time on the island we have calculated that their is 2000mm a year of rainfall. This does not affect our rice because it is growing under water although it helps keep our catchment full ||
 * **Transport** || Alternative prodcutions such as trains and monorails are being discussed. || How long will it take to get the rice to the appropriate location? || For our rice distribution we will use horses to transport rice. For people on the island rice will need to be picked up from our settlement but for exporting purposes our horse carts will take the rice to the port. We are exploring the possiblity of taking to rice to a communal place such as the town. ||
 * || Hovercrafts/boards || Will we be given trucks to distribute the rice? || After careful consideration we have decided that the time frame it takes to get rice to a certain place will not be a factor and so have decided to use horses for distribution as they are a more cost effective way of transport. ||
 * || Jet packs || Will we be delivering the rice or will people be picking it up? || We will be delivering the rice that is to be exported but individual people's rice will be required to get picked up from our settlement. ||
 * || Horses || How can we pack the rice? || The rice will be packed in potato sacks for transport. These potato sacks will have been brought over on a visit to the island and as people export the rice, they will bring over more to be used each time, as we may not have the equipment available to make these in high quantity. ||
 * || Vehicles || Is this transport available or would using animals be more beneficial? Or all terrain jeeps? || This question is no longer relevant as our transport needs for rice have changed. ||
 * ||  || How will the vehicles be maintained? || Horses will be used and they will feed off dry grass and drink from rivers. We will breed horses so that when the horses die we have replacement ones. ||
 * **Energy** || Discussions about: wind turbines || How will be fuelling our transport? || Horses do not need fuel. ||
 * || Solar Energy || Which energy sources will be located close to our rice crops? || The wind turbines will be the nearest energy sources to the rice and so the power plant wouldn't be located to far away from the rice fields, meaning that any energy needed for the rice will be sourced from there. ||
 * || Geo-thermal energy || If the energy source is being built near our crops, will they be affected? || No. Although the wind turbines will be being built into the ocean our rice will be growing underwater meaning that nothing can be affected severely from the turbines. ||
 * || Hydro Electric energy ||  || **References:**Renewable Energy (2011) Retrieved from

The Island (2011) Retrieved from [] on 22/7/2011 ||