Fieldwork (AQA GCSE Geography): Exam Questions

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

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

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

Advantage

Disadvantage

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Complete the isoline map for 16^oC on Figure 5.

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

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

Study Figure 4, a table showing information collected by students about housing development in four areas on the edge of a town.

Figure 4

Complete the table (Figure 4) by filling in the data for Area B and Area D.

Study Figure 5, showing information from a survey of 100 people in a coastal area.

Figure 5

Complete the pie chart below to show the information for Figure 5.

Study Figure 6, part of a student’s planning sheet in a fieldwork enquiry.

Name the type of sampling method used in Figure 6.
Shade one circle only.

Suggest why the type of sampling shown in Figure 6 is not always possible in a fieldwork enquiry.

Study Figures 7a and 7b, part of a contour map and a cross section used in a river enquiry.

Complete the cross-section from X–Y on Figure 7b.

Describe the slope of the land from point X to the river.

Study Figure 8, information about a questionnaire survey.

Suggest two ways that students might adapt their method in order to obtain more appropriate data.

Suggest two additional data collection techniques that the students could use to find out if local facilities are good enough for the older population.

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.

Complete Figure 4 using the following data.

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

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