Urban Enquiry Skills (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4GE1

49 mins10 questions
1
4 marks

Describe the factors to be considered in preparing a recording sheet for an environmental quality survey.

2
3 marks

Draw an annotated sketch map or annotated diagram to show how you selected locations to collect your fieldwork data. 

3
4 marks

Explain two limitations of the method that you used to collect qualitative data.

4
2 marks

State the title of your geographical enquiry.

Explain one reason why this title was suitable for your geographical enquiry. 

5
3 marks

Explain one limitation of a method that you used to collect quantitative data.

6
4 marks

Explain two methods you used to analyse some of your fieldwork data.

7
2 marks

Using Figure 1, describe the relationship between the environmental quality score and the percentage of buildings in poor repair.

Site

Location

EQS score (out of 20)

Percentage of buildings in poor repair (%)

1

Town centre (CBD)

7

38

2

Inner city

9

29

3

Inner suburb

13

14

4

Outer suburb

17

6

5

Rural fringe

19

2

Figure 1: Environmental quality scores and building condition across five sites in Millbrook

1
15 marks

Study Figure 10b which shows some results of a survey into land use and environmental quality (EQ score) along an urban transect.

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(i) Complete Figure 10c by representing the data for housing, open space and  EQ score.

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(ii) Justify the technique used in Figure 10c to represent the results shown in Figure 10b.

(iii) What conclusions can be reached from an analysis of Figures 10b and 10c?

(iv) Suggest additional information that might be collected to improve this investigation.

2
4 marks

Figure 1: Environmental quality scores and building condition across five sites in Millbrook

Site

Location

EQS score (out of 20)

Percentage of buildings in poor repair (%)

1

Town centre (CBD)

7

38

2

Inner city

9

29

3

Inner suburb

13

14

4

Outer suburb

17

6

5

Rural fringe

19

2

Using Figure 1, explain one advantage and one disadvantage of presenting the environmental quality score data as a line graph.

1
8 marks

You have studied urban environments 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.