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2 marks
State the title of your geographical enquiry.
Explain one reason why this title was suitable for your geographical enquiry.
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Economic Activity & Energy Enquiry Skills (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 4GE1
1 hour13 questions
2
3 marks
You have studied economic activity and energy as part of your own geographical enquiry.
(i) State one type of secondary data you used in your geographical enquiry.
(1)
(ii) Explain one way this secondary data helped you when investigating energy.
(2)
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4 marks
Study Figure 9b which shows some results of a survey about the use of four energy sources.
Age Group | Percentage (%) of age group opposing this source |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | Onshore wind | Solar | Fracking* |
16-24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
25–34 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
35–44 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
45–54 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
55–64 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 30 |
65+ | 21 | 20 | 10 | 24 |
*gas from underground rocks
Figure 9b
Complete Figure 9c by representing the data for nuclear and onshore winds
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2 marks
The students visited five sites and recorded the number of solar panels visible on buildings. They also completed an environmental quality survey (EQS) at each site, scoring each location out of 10, where 10 represents the highest environmental quality.
Using Figure 1, describe the relationship between the number of solar panels recorded and the environmental quality score.
Site | Location type | Number of solar panels recorded | Environmental quality score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Town centre | 3 | 4 |
2 | Inner suburb | 8 | 6 |
3 | Outer suburb | 19 | 8 |
4 | Rural fringe | 24 | 9 |
5 | Industrial area | 1 | 3 |
Figure 1: Solar panel count and environmental quality scores across five sites in Thornfield
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1a
4 marks
Describe the factors to be considered in preparing a questionnaire.
1b
6 marks
(i) Study Figure 9b which shows some results of a survey about the use of four energy sources.
Justify the technique used in Figure 9c to represent the results shown in Figure 9b.
Age Group | Percentage (%) of age group opposing this source |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | Onshore wind | Solar | Fracking* |
16-24 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
25–34 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
35–44 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
45–54 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
55–64 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 30 |
65+ | 21 | 20 | 10 | 24 |
*gas from underground rocks
Figure 9b
(3)
(ii) Suggest additional information that might be collected to improve this investigation.
(3)
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7 marks
(i) Suggest two ways ICT might have been used in this type
of investigation.
(4)
(ii) Outline one named quantitative technique might have been used to analyse the fieldwork information.
(3)
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3a
3 marks
Draw an annotated sketch map or annotated diagram to show how you selected locations to collect your fieldwork data.
3b
4 marks
Explain two limitations of the method that you used to collect qualitative data.
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3 marks
You have studied economic activity and energy as part of your own geographical enquiry.
(i) State one type of secondary data you used in your geographical enquiry.
(1)
(ii) Explain one way this secondary data helped you when investigating energy.
(2)
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5
3 marks
Explain one limitation of a method that you used to collect quantitative data.
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6
4 marks
Explain two methods you used to analyse some of your fieldwork data.
Method 1
Method 2
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7
4 marks
Using Figure 1, explain one advantage and one disadvantage of presenting the solar panel data as a bar graph.
Site | Location type | Number of solar panels recorded | Environmental quality score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Town centre | 3 | 4 |
2 | Inner suburb | 8 | 6 |
3 | Outer suburb | 19 | 8 |
4 | Rural fringe | 24 | 9 |
5 | Industrial area | 1 | 3 |
Figure 1: Solar panel count and environmental quality scores across five sites in Thornfield
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8 marks
Study Figures 4a, 4b and 4c . They show three different data presentation techniques from a student’s investigation into developing energy resources.
The aim of the student’s enquiry was to investigate the attitudes towards the plans for a new biomass power station in a rural part of Ireland.
The student used three different presentation techniques to help understand people’s opinions towards the proposed energy development.
Evaluate how effective the techniques were in presenting the data and information collected.
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8 marks
You have studied economic activity and energy as part of your own geographical enquiry.
Evaluate the reliability of the data you collected during your enquiry. In your answer, refer to both your primary and secondary data.
State the title of your geographical enquiry.
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