Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 3: Geographical Investigations June 2018 question paper 1GA0/03

You have studied a river as part of your own fieldwork.

Explain one limitation of the quantitative fieldwork method you used when investigating river discharge.

Named quantitative fieldwork method_........

Explain one way you could have improved the quantitative fieldwork method.

Explain one way the qualitative fieldwork method you used supported your understanding of river landforms.

Named qualitative fieldwork method_........

Explain one way river processes might affect people living in the catchment area of the river you studied.

Study Figure 1a and Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Using both Figure 1a and Figure 1b, assess the possible conclusions that might be drawn from this river investigation.

You have studied a coast as part of your own fieldwork.

Explain one limitation of the quantitative fieldwork method you used when investigating beach morphology.

Named quantitative fieldwork method_........

Explain one way you could have improved the quantitative fieldwork method.

Explain one way the qualitative fieldwork method you used supported your understanding of coastal landforms.

Named qualitative fieldwork method_........

Explain one way coastal processes might affect people living close to the coastline you studied.

Study Figure 2a and Figure 2b in the Resource Booklet.

Using both Figure 2a and Figure 2b, assess the possible conclusions that might be drawn from this coastal investigation.

Identify which one of the following is a type of qualitative data.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

A student was collecting views of residents about the quality of the environment in a central urban area.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the technique shown in Figure 3a.

Advantage

Disadvantage

The student used a random sampling strategy to collect the data.

Explain one disadvantage of using this sampling strategy.

You have studied an urban area as part of your fieldwork.

Evaluate the different techniques used to present your fieldwork data.

Identify which one of the following is a type of qualitative data.

Study Figure 4a in the Resource Booklet.

A student was collecting views of residents about the quality of the environment in a rural area.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of the technique shown in Figure 4a.

Advantage

Disadvantage

The student used a random sampling strategy to collect the data.

Explain one disadvantage of using this sampling strategy.

You have studied a rural area as part of your fieldwork.

Evaluate the different techniques used to present your fieldwork data.

Study Figure 5a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the decrease in annual CO₂ emissions per capita from 1990 to 2030.

State two reasons for the use of sustainable transport schemes in the UK.

Study Figure 5b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the projected population of the United Kingdom in 2025.

Explain one reason why an increase in the UK population could lead to pressure on resource consumption.

Santander supports the hiring of bikes, a sustainable transport scheme in London.

Study Figure 5c below.

Calculate the increase in the total membership for the Santander bike scheme between June 2015 and March 2016.

Explain two advantages of building on brownfield sites.

In this question, up to four additional marks will be awarded for your spelling, punctuation, grammar, and use of specialist terminology.

Use the information from the Resource Booklet (Figures 5d to 5f) as well as knowledge and understanding from the rest of your geography course.

‘The use of sustainable transport schemes will significantly improve the environment’.

Discuss this view.

(Total for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)