Fieldwork Enquiry Skills (WJEC Eduqas GCSE Geography B): Exam Questions

Study Diagram 1.2.

Give two strengths of this recording sheet.

Students collected data at Heathrow, south-east England, in July 2022. The data they collected is shown in Graphs 1.3 and 1.4.

Use Graph 1.3 and Graph 1.4.

Circle the correct options in the following statements.

The highest rainfall in one day is ( 0.05 / 0.03 / 0.02 ) millimetres and the temperature

( increases / decreases / stays the same ) throughout the first 10 days of July.

The ( south / north-east / south-west ) has the most days of wind.

The wind speed is the fastest from the ( south-west / south-east / south ).

Study Table 1.5.

Table 1.5: Mean temperatures for the UK, in July, over two 10-year periods

Calculate the percentage increase in mean temperature for the two time periods. Show your working.

Study Graph 1.6.

*Temperatures shown are the mean for June to August across the whole UK.

Suggest one conclusion about how UK summer temperatures are changing. Use data from Graph 1.6 in your answer.

This question is about your own experience of investigating change over time in fieldwork.

You should support your answers by referring to actual examples from your own fieldwork.

Give one reason why your primary data collection was accurate.

Name of equipment or survey you used to collect your primary data:.........

Reason why it was accurate...........................................................................

Explain why secondary data was useful in your investigation.

Secondary data you used in your investigation into change over time: ......................................................................................................................

Why it was useful: .........................................................................................

Study Photograph 2.1.

Tick (√) three enquiry questions that could be chosen in an investigation of mitigating risk in Great Yarmouth.

Draw one line from each sampling technique to a strength of that technique.

Study Table 2.3.

Complete the table below for sample site B. Use Table 2.3.

Which graph would be suitable to present the data in Table 2.3? Tick (√) one.

Give one reason why the graph you have chosen is suitable to present this data.

This question is about your own experience of investigating mitigating risk in fieldwork.

You should support your answers by referring to actual examples from your own fieldwork.

Suggest one strength of your enquiry question.

Your enquiry question: ..........................................................................................

Strength:................................................................................................................

Evaluate one strength and one weakness of your conclusions.

Study Diagram 3.2. It shows people at risk from flooding in the UK.

Give two improvements to Diagram 3.2 that would show the data more clearly.

Give two additional pieces of data that could be included in Diagram 3.2 to help show which people are most at risk from flooding.

Study Sketch Map 1.2.

Give one strength and one weakness of Sketch Map 1.2 to show the location of the transect.

Study Photograph 1.3.

Students used systematic sampling to select where to measure the vegetation along the transect.

State one advantage of using systematic sampling to measure vegetation along this transect

Study Table 1.4. It shows part of the students’ results.

Table 1.4 – Vegetation found along a sand dune transect, in percentage (%)

Complete Diagram 1.5 below. Use the data in Table 1.4.

Tick (√) two correct statements in the table below. Use the information in Table 1.4.

This question is about your own fieldwork experience of using transects.

I used a transect when investigating...........................................................

Give one strength and one weakness of using a transect to collect your data.

Strengths of data presentation methods include:

1. Clear to interpret

2. Location is shown

3. Relevant data is displayed.

Explain why a presentation method for your transect data showed some of these strengths.

A group of students decided to investigate inequality in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. Study Photograph 2.1.

Tick (√) three enquiry questions that could be chosen in an investigation of inequality in York.

Study Table 2.2. It shows part of the students’ Environmental Quality Survey. It shows the impact of litter and graffiti in York.

Complete Table 2.2 to show the high impact score for litter.

Some local people feel that litter has a greater impact than graffiti on environmental quality. How would you adapt the survey to show this?

Study Table 2.3. It shows the students’ scores for environmental quality from the centre of York.

Table 2.3 – Transect data showing environmental quality in York

Sketch an appropriate graph to display the data in Table 2.3. Use the outline below.

A graph to show distance and EQI from York City Centre

A student wrote some statements in their investigation report. Circle the correct term for each statement.

This question is about your own fieldwork experience of investigating inequality.

Title of investigation on inequality .................................................................

Give one reason why your data collection was reliable.

Evaluate one strength and one limitation of your conclusions.

Study the climate graph below.

Describe the climate of Grottole. Use figures in your answer.

Study Map 1.1.

Students carried out an investigation into the risk of coastal erosion. They used a sampling technique to select specific locations to collect data along the coastline.

Give one advantage of using a sampling technique to select fieldwork sites in the area shown on Map 1.1.

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Diagram 1.2 – Bipolar survey investigating the risk of coastal erosion

Students used a bipolar survey to evaluate the risk of coastal erosion at 4 fieldwork sites. Diagram 1.2 below shows part of their recording sheet.

Diagram 1.2 – Bipolar survey investigating the risk of coastal erosion

Select the correct pair of statements to complete Diagram 1.2. Tick (√) one box.

Twenty-two students used the bipolar survey to record their own views on how rock structure affects risk of coastal erosion at the 4 fieldwork sites.

Study Graph 1.3. Circle the correct site letters in the table below

The students used a questionnaire to investigate whether local people viewed coastal erosion differently based on how far away they live from the sea.

One part of the students’ questionnaire is shown below:

Suggest two improvements that could be made to this part of the questionnaire.

Field sketches were used by the students as part of their fieldwork.

Evaluate one strength and one weakness of this field sketch as a method of showing coastal erosion issues.

A group of students decided to investigate place using the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk. Study Photograph 2.1 below.

Tick (√) two enquiry questions that could be chosen in an investigation of place in Lowestoft.

A student has written a description of the location of Lowestoft, which contains two only mistakes. Study Text box 2.2, which shows part of their description, and the maps 1 , 2 and 3.

Maps to show the location of Lowestoft, Suffolk, East England

Identify and correct the two mistakes in the student’s description of the location of Lowestoft. Complete the table below.

The students designed a fieldwork recording sheet to compare the environment of East Lowestoft and West Lowestoft.

Study the recording sheet which is given below. Explain one strength and one weakness of this data recording sheet.

Students collect secondary data from the National Census. Study the Map 2.3 below.

In 2019 Area B had a deprivation score of 72. Complete Map 2.3 for Area B.

Tick (√) one correct conclusion that can be drawn from Map 2.3.

Crompton Place is Bolton’s central retail area. Study the information below.

Calculate the percentage of vacant retail premises in Crompton Place’s ground floor. Show your working.

Percentage of vacant retail premises in Crompton Place’s ground floor ........................................ %

Data for Crompton Place

• The ground floor area covers a total area of 6300 square metres.

The number of vacant retail premises in the UK is 9% of all available retail premises.

Compare the percentage of vacant retail premises in Crompton Place’s ground floor to the rest of the UK.

Crompton Place is undergoing proposed changes. Study Diagram 3.2 and Table 3.3 below.

Give two ways that Diagram 3.2 could be improved to represent the data in Table 3.3 more clearly.

Table 3.3

Study Table 3.4

Table 3.4

Select one correct numerical method to compare the amount of office space with events space shown in Table 3.4.

Suggest why a pie chart would be a suitable graph to show the data for Leisure, Office and Events space in Table 3.4.

Study Table 3.5 below.

Suggest why a bar chart is a suitable way to represent this data.

Students decided to investigate the impact of counter-urbanisation on a local village shown in Photograph 2.1.

Tick (√) one enquiry question that could be chosen to study cycles and flows in this area.

Students wanted to investigate the perceptions of local people about counter-urbanisation in the village. They used questionnaires.

Name a suitable sampling strategy that they could have used.

Name of sampling strategy .............................................................

What are the strengths of this sampling strategy?

The students decided to also use an online questionnaire using social media. (ii)

Give two advantages of using an online questionnaire.

The students also used a bi-polar survey to investigate people’s perceptions of counter-urbanisation in the village. Table 2.2 shows a section of the bi-polar survey.

Table 2.2

Over the last five years the village has become…

Complete Table 2.2 above by adding a suitable pair of statements.

Give one reason why the students gave an even number, rather than an odd number, of possible responses.

The students also collected primary data on the time it took 75 local people to commute to work. The data is shown in the table below.

Calculate the percentage of people who travel between 31 and 60 minutes. Show your working.

Suggest why collecting the data in time intervals is a suitable method for this data collection.

Some students were investigating people’s perceptions of a brownfield development in a city centre. Study the photograph below.

Tick (√) the two correct statements to show people’s perceptions of this brownfield development.

The students collected qualitative data using questionnaires. They sampled at the entrance to the bus station at point X on the photograph.

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using this location.

The students asked 55 people whether they thought the development would have a positive or negative impact. Table 1.2 shows some of their questionnaire data.

Table 1.2 – Questionnaire data table

Suggest a suitable technique to represent the data in Table 1.2.

Using the data from Table 1.2, calculate the percentage of people who thought the development will have a positive impact on the environment.

Suggest three conclusions that you could make from the data in Table 1.2.

This question is about using your own fieldwork experience to collect qualitative data. Choose one primary data collection sheet you used.

My primary data collection sheet was about .......................................................

Evaluate the success of the design of your fieldwork data collection sheet.

Students decided to investigate sustainable flood management strategies for a town. Below is a photograph of a past flood event in the town.

Tick (√) two enquiry questions that could be chosen to investigate the sustainability of flood defences in this area.

The students collected local residents’ opinions of the existing flood defences. Some of their data is shown in Table 2.2 below.

Complete Graph 2.3 below using the data in Table 2.2.

Tick (√) the three statements that accurately describe the data shown in Table 2.2 and Graph 2.3.

People such as business owners and tourists also have opinions about flood defences.

Suggest how the results were influenced by just asking local residents.

This question is about your own fieldwork on sustainability.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of using secondary data in your investigation on sustainability.

You should support your answer by referring directly to your own fieldwork.

Aim of your investigation ..............................................................................

Evaluation....................................................................................................

Study Map 1.1 below. It shows survey points where students collected data on traffic flows in Taunton, a town in Somerset.

The students collected data on the number and types of traffic on a Monday morning.

Suggest two ways the students could improve their data collection of traffic flows

Some results for one traffic survey point are shown in Table 1.2 below.

Table 1.2 - Types of traffic at one survey point

Calculate the percentage increase in the number of cars between the 7.30 am count and the 8.30 am count. Show your working.