Study Fig. 4 students’ data presentation from physical geography fieldwork data.
A student has used GIS to present their findings on changes in beach sediment size.
Figure 4
Suggest what Fig. 4 indicates about the pattern of beach sediment size along the shore
State one way you could adapt Fig. 4 to make it more informative.
Figure 4
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Human Geography Fieldwork
Study Fig. 6 a photograph showing traffic congestion in the city of Norwich.
Figure 6
State two ways this photograph could be used in a human geography investigation
As part of a students’ fieldwork investigation, they counted the number of cyclists approaching a main road into Norwich. The results are shown in the table below.
Site Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Cyclists counted | 19 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Calculate the lower quartile value of the dataset. You must show your working out
For a human geography fieldwork investigation which you have completed, justify one technique you used to present your data.
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For a physical geography fieldwork investigation which you have completed, explain why your key question for investigation was appropriate
Study Fig. 5, fieldwork notes for some river fieldwork.
Figure 5
In order to calculate the speed of the river, you need to use the formula:
Speed = 
Calculate the river speed for measurement 1 at site 1 and site 2.
Show your working.
site 1 .......................................................... site 2 .........................................................
Draw a horizontal bar graph to show the width measurement results for the two sites.
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A class wants to find out about the popularity of supermarket fairly traded goods. Name one primary data collection technique they could use to do this.
Suggest one limitation of collecting primary data using this method.
As part of their secondary data collection, students obtained data about sales of fairly traded products. Complete the graph below by plotting the data for coffee sales.
Product name | % of annual fairly traded sales |
Cocoa | 6 |
Coffee | 15 |
Sugar | 22 |
Bananas | 50 |
For a human geography fieldwork investigation you have completed, justify one technique you used to collect your data.
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Some GCSE geography students were testing the hypothesis that ‘the river channel gets wider and deeper as you go downstream’.
They stretched a tape measure across the river channel and measured the width. They also recorded the depth of the river at 50 cm intervals. The students repeated this at three separate locations. Their method is illustrated in the diagram below.
Design a data sheet below which they could use to record this information
Select the most appropriate way of displaying the data which they have collected
Bar chart
Line graph
Pie chart
Radial graph
Why is this an appropriate way of displaying the data collected?
Explain one factor that students would need to consider when selecting the appropriate sites at which to carry out their data collection
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Study Fig. 7, a photograph showing part of the River Lune.
Figure 7
Write one annotation that could be added to the photograph to describe the fieldwork site
You will have carried out some physical geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE (9–1) Geography course. Fieldwork title:
Justify one technique which you used when presenting your data in your physical geography fieldwork investigation. Data presentation technique:
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State three parts of the enquiry process for geography fieldwork.
Some students were planning their human geography fieldwork. They decided to investigate the impact of internet shopping on city centres.
Suggest one data collection technique which they could use and explain why this would be appropriate.
Study Fig. 4, which is a bar graph displaying results from a survey looking at how the number and type of shops in a city centre has changed.
Figure 4
Suggest what Fig. 4 indicates about the impact of internet shopping on city centres
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Some GCSE geography students are carrying out an enquiry to investigate the impact of building a new housing development on the edge of a town. Here is part of the questionnaire which they used.
1. What is your age? | Under 17 | 18–30 | 31–64 | 65+ |
Results | 0 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
2. What should the developers focus on for the new housing development? | Cheap housing | Environmental sustainability | Good car and bus links | Nearby supermarkets |
Results | 2 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
Suggest two other questions that the students could ask in their questionnaire.
1 ..................................................
2 ..................................................
Draw an appropriate graph to display the data gained about what developers should focus on for the new housing development.
Graph 5(a)(ii)
Explain one recommendation for what the developers could include in the housing development based on the results of the graph drawn in question 5(a)(ii).
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As part of a fieldwork investigation, students were investigating how sediment size changes. The table below shows some of the data which they collected
Site number | Mean pebble length (mm) |
Site 1 | 42 |
Site 2 | 33 |
Site 3 | 19 |
Suggest how students could have collected this data.
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You will have carried out some physical geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE Geography course.
Name the fieldwork .
To what extent was your primary data collection successful?
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Fig 7a, Fig 7b and fig 7c in the separate Resource Booklet show information on population and transport issues in the city of Norwich.
Figure 6
Using evidence from Figs 6, 7a, 7b and 7c, write a conclusion to the hypothesis: ‘Transport provision in Norwich is causing problems now and will do so in the future’. Develop your answer.
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Suggest how the students could improve the investigation in Fig. 5 in order to improve the reliability of their results.
Figure 5
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You will have carried out human geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE (9–1) Geography course.
Name the fieldwork: ..................................................................................................................
To what extent was your fieldwork data useful in helping you to answer your overall question for investigation?
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Study Fig. 3, Fig 4 and Fig 5 in the separate Resource Booklet, which show information about the London congestion charge and air pollution in London in 2003 and 2016.
Using evidence from Figs. 3, 4 and 5, write a conclusion to the hypothesis: ‘Air pollution levels in London have decreased as a result of the congestion charge.’ Develop your answer.
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To what extent did your physical geography fieldwork conclusions support ideas studied in class?
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You will have carried out some human geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE (9–1) Geography course.
Fieldwork title: ...........................................................................................................................
Examine the effectiveness of your data presentation techniques
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Students were investigating the effect of wind direction on longshore drift on part of the Holderness coast. Longshore drift is the movement of material along a coastline due to the angled approach of waves.
They were testing the hypothesis that ‘Sediment size will decrease in the direction of the strongest winds.’
The students calculated the mean sediment size on the beach in four locations on the Holderness coast. The map below shows the primary data collected by the students at the four locations.
The students used secondary data to discover wind directions on the Holderness coast over the last five years.
Use the primary and secondary data collected by the students to write a conclusion to their investigation that ‘Sediment size will decrease in the direction of the strongest winds.’
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