Economic Activity & Energy Enquiry Skills (Edexcel IGCSE Geography)

Describe the factors to be considered in preparing a questionnaire. 

(i) Study Figure 9b which shows some results of a survey about the use of four energy sources.

Justify the technique used in Figure 9c to represent the results shown in Figure 9b.

*gas from underground rocks 

Figure 9b 

(3)

(ii) Suggest additional information that might be collected to improve this investigation.

(3)

(i) Suggest two ways ICT might have been used in this type 
of investigation. 

(4)

(ii) Outline one named quantitative technique might have been used to analyse the fieldwork information.

(3)

Draw an annotated sketch map or annotated diagram to show how you selected locations to collect your fieldwork data. 

Explain two limitations of the method that you used to collect qualitative data. 

You have studied economic activity and energy as part of your own geographical enquiry. 

(i) State one type of secondary data you used in your geographical enquiry. 

(1)

(ii) Explain one way this secondary data helped you when investigating energy.  

(2)

Explain one limitation of a method that you used to collect quantitative data.

Explain two methods you used to analyse some of your fieldwork data. 

• Method 1

• Method 2

Study Figures 4a, 4b and 4c . They show three different data presentation techniques from a student’s investigation into developing energy resources. 

The aim of the student’s enquiry was to investigate the attitudes towards the plans for a new biomass power station in a rural part of Ireland. 

The student used three different presentation techniques to help understand people’s opinions towards the proposed energy development.

Evaluate how effective the techniques were in presenting the data and information collected.