Fieldwork (AQA GCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8035

24 mins5 questions
1a1 mark

Study Figure 4, information collected by students about visitors to Bournemouth, a coastal town in Dorset.

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Complete the map below (Figure 5) to show the origin of visitors to Bournemouth using the following data.

Yorkshire and the Humber

6%

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1b2 marks

Describe the pattern shown by Figure 5. 

1c2 marks

(a) Suggest one additional question that could be included on the visitor survey.

(b) Give one reason why your chosen question might provide useful information for the visitor survey.

1d2 marks

Study Figure 6, information about visitor numbers to the main tourist attractions in a city.

Figure 6

Visitor numbers to main tourist
attractions (thousands)

January

80

February

110

March

120

April

180

May

220

June

230

July

270

August

310

September

200

October

190

November

100

December

120

A student used the following presentation method (Figure 7) to show the information in Figure 6

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(a)

Suggest a more appropriate method for presenting the data shown in Figure 6.

(b)

Give a reason for your choice.

2a1 mark

As part of a geographical enquiry box , students carried out an environmental quality survey in one part of a town centre. The results are shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8

 

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Lots of traffic pollution

 

 

 

 

No traffic pollution

Lots of litter

 

 

 

 

No litter

Unattractive buildings

 

 

 

 

Attractive buildings

Lots of vandalism

 

 

 

 

No vandalism

No landscaping

 

 

 

 

Good landscaping

What is the total environmental quality score for the area shown in Figure 8?

2b2 marks

Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage of using the technique shown in Figure 8 to measure environmental quality.

Advantage

Disadvantage

2c1 mark

Students studied two different rivers over a distance of 1000 metres. For each river box they measured the depth at a number of sites. The results are shown on Figure 9.

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Complete the scattergraph for River B by plotting the following data.

Distance from source – 450 m
Depth of river – 22 cm

2d1 mark

Draw a line of best fit on the scattergraph for River B.

33 marks

Justify one primary data collection method used in your physical geography enquiry.

4a1 mark

A student wanted to investigate the pattern of house prices in their local town.

To complete the enquiry, the student collected information from estate agents about the price of three bedroom houses in seven different areas (A-G).

Study Figure 4, a map showing the results of the house price survey.

Map showing average house prices by area, labelled A to G, with prices ranging from under £150,000 to over £250,000. Includes a town centre.
Average house prices by area

Complete Figure 4 using the following data.

Average house price in area G

£148 200

4b2 marks

Suggest what the map shows about the pattern of house prices in the town.

4c2 marks

Suggest two ways that the house price survey could be adapted to make it more useful.

5a1 mark

A group of students wanted to investigate variations in temperature in their local area.

To do this, each student measured the temperature in a different place at the same time on one day in the month of June.

Study Figure 5, an isoline map showing the results of the temperature survey.

Isoline map showing temperature readings around a town centre with isolines marked at intervals, illustrating temperature variation in degrees Celsius.

Complete the isoline map for 16oC on Figure 5.

5b2 marks

Describe the pattern shown by the isoline map (Figure 5).

5c1 mark

Which of the following would be an appropriate alternative way of presenting the data shown on Figure 5?

A . Desire line map

B. Dot map

C. Flow line map

D. Proportional circle map

  • Desire line map

  • Dot map

  • Flow line map

  • Proportional circle map