Geography A · Edexcel 1GA0 · Paper 3: Geographical Investigations · June 2022
Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.
Describe one fieldwork method the students could have used to collect data to investigate this river landscape.
Chosen fieldwork method
(2)
Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.
A group of students used this 1:25,000 OS map extract to suggest the following two possible enquiry questions to investigate this river landscape.
Evaluate which one of these enquiry questions would be the most suitable.
(8)
Study Figure 2 in the Resource Booklet.
Describe one fieldwork method the students could have used to collect data to investigate this coastal landscape.
Chosen fieldwork method
(2)
Study Figure 2 in the Resource Booklet.
A group of students used this 1:50,000 OS map extract to suggest the following two possible enquiry questions to investigate this coastal landscape.
Evaluate which one of these enquiry questions would be the most suitable.
(8)
A group of students collected data to investigate change in Chester’s central/inner urban area.
Study Figure 3a below.
One of the sampling sites chosen by the students
Describe one fieldwork method the students may have used at this sampling site.
(2)
Suggest one problem that the students might have experienced when collecting data at this sampling site.
(2)
The students produced divided bar charts to show changes in land use.
Land use (%)
Complete Figure 3b by plotting the data below.
| Land Use | Distance (m) | Percentage (%) |
| Residential | 601–800 | 50 |
| Industrial | 601–800 | 15 |
| Commercial | 601–800 | 10 |
(3)
State one limitation of using divided bar charts to present this data.
(1)
Suggest one way this data could have been presented differently.
(2)
A group of students collected data to investigate change in the rural settlement of Ambleside.
Study Figure 4a below.
One of the sampling sites chosen by the students
Describe one fieldwork method the students may have used at this sampling site.
(2)
Suggest one problem that the students might have experienced when collecting data at this sampling site.
(2)
The students produced a divided bar chart to show the flow of traffic.
Vehicle type (%)
Complete Figure 4b by plotting the data below.
| Vehicle | Time | Percentage (%) |
| Car | 1300–1310 | 80 |
| Lorry | 1300–1310 | 5 |
| Bus | 1300–1310 | 5 |
(3)
State one limitation of using divided bar charts to present this data.
(1)
Suggest one way this data could have been presented differently.
(2)
Study Figure 5a in the Resource Booklet.
Identify the region with the largest total area of brownfield sites.
(1)
State two advantages of regenerating brownfield sites.
(2)
Explain two disadvantages of building on brownfield sites.
(4)
Study Figure 5b in the Resource Booklet.
Describe the trend in the number of houses built on greenfield sites between 2010 and 2018.
Use data in your answer.
(2)
Study Figure 5c in the Resource Booklet.
Suggest one reason why some people are against development on greenfield sites.
(3)
In this question, up to four additional marks will be awarded for your spelling, punctuation, grammar and your use of specialist terminology.
Use information from the Resource Booklet as well as knowledge and understanding from the rest of your geography course.
Discuss this view.
(Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)
(16)
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