River Landscapes: River Channel Change (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Exam Questions

The students measured the river depth at each site and presented this data on a scatter graph.

Study Figure 1a below.

Complete Figure 1a by plotting the data below

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the mean width of the river.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Mean width .............................................................. m

Identify the two correct statements about the river data in Figure 1b.

You have studied a river as part of your geographical investigation.

Evaluate the following statement about your fieldwork.

Title of your geographical investigation 

You have studied a river landscape as part of your geographical investigation.

Name of your fieldwork location

Explain one advantage of a sampling strategy you used in your geographical investigation.

Named sampling strategy

Explain one risk you considered before carrying out the data collection at your chosen location.

Named risk

Explain two ways you tried to make sure that your data collection methods were accurate.

Figure 1a

River width data collected by the students

Figure 1b

River depth data collected by the students

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

A group of students investigating a river expected both width and depth to increase downstream.

After analysing Figures 1a and 1b, the students concluded that changes in width were more in line with their expectations.

Assess the extent to which you agree with this conclusion.

Figure 1

1:25,000 OS map of a river landscape in County Durham

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.

Figure 1

1:25,000 OS map of a river landscape in County Durham

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.