Urban Enquiry Skills (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Which graph compares environmental quality scores at different urban sample sites?
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Which graph compares environmental quality scores at different urban sample sites?
A bar graph.
Which type of bar graph is used to present traffic counts?
A compound or divided bar graph.
______ diagrams are used to show noise levels in an urban enquiry.
Rose diagrams are used to show noise levels in an urban enquiry.
What can a proportional circle map show in an urban enquiry?
Traffic counts at different sample sites.
State two sources of secondary data for an urban environment enquiry.
Any two of: historical traffic counts, maps of the area, newspaper/website articles or aerial photographs.
How does secondary data help with spatial variation in a study area?
It ensures good spatial coverage to minimise bias.
Are environmental quality survey and traffic count data quantitative or qualitative?
Quantitative, so they are analysed using statistical methods.
Define the range of a data set.
The difference between the highest and lowest values in the data set.
Which statistical method gives a measure of centrality by averaging the data?
The mean.
Why are photographs a useful source of primary data?
They capture lots of detail and give an accurate representation of the site at that point in time.
True or False?
Using photographs and field sketches is a quantitative analysis method.
False.
Using photographs and field sketches is a qualitative analysis.
What should the conclusion of an urban enquiry state?
Whether the hypothesis has been proven or disproved.
An anomaly might be a sample site with a low traffic count but high levels of ______ pollution.
An anomaly might be a sample site with a low traffic count but high levels of noise pollution.
What does the evaluation stage of an urban enquiry outline?
How successful the enquiry was and what could be done differently if repeated.
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