Fieldwork conclusions and evaluation

Some Geography students have been conducting human geography fieldwork in the Bristol area.

They were investigating the impact of internet shopping on retail in the city centre and chose to complete a questionnaire of local residents.

The students divided the data for Question 1 into three age groups.

Suggest one way that the age groups might be adapted to improve the data collected.

Describe one way the data for Question 2 of their questionnaire might be presented.

Suggest why this would be an appropriate choice.

Explain one likely challenge for the city of Bristol suggested by the results of their questionnaire.

5* Some Geography students have been conducting physical geography fieldwork in the North York Moors national park.

Study Fig. 6 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the students’ data collection sheet for investigating river features.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the data collection sheet shown in Fig. 6.

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Complete and label the pie chart below to show the results of Question 2 from the questionnaire shown above.

Suggest two ways that the data collected for Question 1 of the questionnaire might be improved.

Suggest one more question that might be used in the questionnaire to investigate the effects of tourism.

Study Fig. 6 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows a map and photographs of the sites studied.

Add three annotations to the photograph of site 1 below, to show the effects of tourism at the site.

The students also completed environmental surveys at the two sites. The results are shown below.

Select one method that might be used to display the data from the table above. Explain why you chose this method.

Using evidence from all the fieldwork data provided, examine whether traffic is likely to be a problem for the village of Ambleside.

You will have taken part in fieldwork in a physical geography environment as part of your studies. Examples might include a river or coastal study.

State your fieldwork question for investigation:........

Location of study area:........

Assess whether your primary data collection was successful.

* Evaluate whether your physical geography fieldwork conclusions improved your understanding of a geographical question or issue.

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Some geography students have been conducting physical geography fieldwork on Dartmoor. They were investigating river flow. Some of their results are shown in the table below.

Suggest one problem with the recording of this data.

Identify two further pieces of information that the students could collect about the river.

Calculate the median value for all the measurements of depth taken. You should show your workings out.

Describe, in detail, one way the data in the table on page 10 about the river’s depth could be presented in a fieldwork investigation. Give reasons for your choice.

Fig. 8 in the separate Resource Booklet locates the four study sites along the River Dart.

Using both the table of data on page 10 and Fig. 8, assess the evidence for the following hypothesis:

‘The River Dart increases in both width and depth as it flows downstream.’

You will have taken part in fieldwork in a human geography environment as part of your studies. Examples might include a city or village study.

State your fieldwork question for investigation:........

Location of study area:........

Suggest one reason why this was a suitable location to study.

Assess two fieldwork techniques used in your investigation. Explain which technique was the most effective.

* Evaluate how effective the fieldwork data you collected was in helping you to reach a conclusion.

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