(Geographical applications)
Section B: Fieldwork
Question Paper
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AQA Geography Topic Questions 8035
Course AQA GCSE Geography
Section 8. Fieldword
Topic 8.1 Fieldword
Difficulty Medium
Level: GCSE AQA 8035
Subject: Geography Exam
Board: GCSE AQA
Topic: 8.1 Fieldwork
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Question 1a
Study Figure 4, information collected by students about visitors to Bournemouth, a coastal town in Dorset.
(a)
Complete the map below (Figure 5) to show the origin of visitors to Bournemouth using the following data.
[1 mark]
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Question 1b
(b)
Describe the pattern shown by Figure 5.
[2 mark]
Question 1c
(c)
(a)
Suggest one additional question which could be included on the visitor survey.
(b) Give one reason why your chosen question might provide useful information for the visitor survey
[2 mark]
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Question 1d
(d)
Study Figure 6, information about visitor numbers to the main tourist attractions in a city
A student used the following presentation method (Figure 7) to show the information in Figure 6
(a)
Suggest a more appropriate method for presenting the data shown in Figure 6.
(b)
Give a reason for your choice.
[2 mark]
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Question 2a
As part of a geographical enquiry box , students carried out an environmental quality survey in one part of a
town centre. The results are shown in Figure 8.
(a)
What is the total environmental quality score for the area shown in Figure 8?
[1 mark]
Question 2b
(b)
Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage of using the technique shown in Figure 8 to measure
environmental quality.
Advantage
Disadvantage
[2 mark]
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Question 2c
Students studied two different rivers over a distance of 1000 metres. For each river box they measured the
depth at a number of sites. The results are shown on Figure 9.
(c)
Complete the scattergraph for River B by plotting the following data.
Distance from source – 450 m
Depth of river – 22 cm
[1 mark]
Question 2d
(d)
Draw a line of best fit on the scattergraph for River B
[1 mark]
Question 2e
(e)
Compare the relationship between distance from source and depth of river for the two rivers
[4 mark]
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Question 3a
Write the title of your physical geography fieldwork enquiry
(a) Explain why the chosen location was suitable for the collection of data.
[2 mark]
Question 3b
(b)
Justify one primary data collection method used in your physical geography enquiry.
[3 mark]
Question 3c
Write the title of your human geography fieldwork enquiry.
Title of fieldwork enquiry
(c)
Explain how one data presentation technique used in your human geography enquiry helped you to
interpret the data.
[6 mark]
Question 3d
(d)
For one of your fieldwork enquiries, assess the extent to which the accuracy of the box results and the
reliability of the conclusions could be improved.
[9 mark]
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Question 4a
Study Figure 4, a table showing information collected by students about housing development in four areas
on the edge of a town.
(a)
Complete the table (Figure 4) by filling in the data for Area B and Area D.
[2 mark]
Question 4b
Study Figure 5, showing information from a survey of 100 people in a coastal area.
(b)
Complete the pie chart below to show the information for Figure 5
[1 mark]
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Question 4c
Study Figure 6, part of a studentʼs planning sheet in a fieldwork enquiry.
(c)
Name the type of sampling method used in Figure 6.
Shade one circle only.
A. Opportunity sampling, selecting points which are easiest to access
B. Random sampling, based on chance
C. Stratified sampling, where more points are chosen from one area
D. Systematic sampling where points are chosen at regular intervals
[1 mark]
Question 4d
(d)
Suggest why the type of sampling shown in Figure 6 is not always possible in a fieldwork enquiry.
[2 mark]
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Question 4e
Study Figures 7a and 7b, part of a contour map and a cross section used in a river enquiry.
(e)
Complete the cross-section from X–Y on Figure 7b.
[1 mark]
Question 4f
(f)
Describe the slope of the land from point X to the river.
[1 mark]
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Question 4g
Study Figure 8, information about a questionnaire survey.
(g)
Suggest two ways that students might adapt their method in order to obtain more appropriate data.
[2 mark]
Question 4h
(h)
Suggest two additional data collection techniques that the students could use to find out if local facilities are
good enough for the older population.
[2 mark]
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Question 4i
Study Figure 9, a housing quality survey from twelve different areas of a town.
(i)
Assess the usefulness of measures of central tendency, such as median, mean and mode, in analysing the
housing quality data collected by the students.
[4 mark]
Question 5a
Write the title of your physical geography fieldwork enquiry.
Title of physical fieldwork enquiry ________.
(a)
Suggest why one set of data you collected in your physical fieldwork enquiry may not have been accurate.
[2 mark]
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Question 5b
(b)
Identify one potential risk in your physical geography fieldwork and explain how the risk was reduced.
Risk ________.
How the risk was reduced ______.
[3 mark]
Question 5c
Write the title of your human geography fieldwork enquiry.
Title of human fieldwork enquiry _______.
(c)
Assess the suitability of the location chosen for your human geography enquiry.
[6 mark]
Question 5d
(d)
To what extent did the data collected for one of your enquiries allow you to reach valid conclusions?
Title of fieldwork enquiry _________.
[9 mark]
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Question 6a
A student wanted to carry out a human geography enquiry in their local town by investigating the question
ʻDoes the town centre have a parking problem?ʼ
In order to do this the student carried out primary research, including a questionnaire and a car park survey.
Study Figure 4, which shows the results of the questionnaire and car park survey
(a)
Complete the pie chart below to show the results of Question 2 in the questionnaire (Figure 4).
[1 mark]
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Question 6b
(b)
Using Figure 4, describe the pattern shown by the results of the car park survey.
[2 mark]
Question 6c
(c)
To what extent can the student draw reliable conclusions from the data?
[4 mark]
Question 6d
A group of students wanted to investigate the hypothesis that ʻThe size of pebbles in a river is smaller as
the river flows downstreamʼ.
In order to do this the students measured the long axis of ten pebbles from three different places (A, B and
C) along the river.
Study Figure 5, a table showing the results of the survey.
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(d)
Complete the diagram below by filling in the median pebble size for place C.
[1 mark]
Question 6e
(e)
Outline the conclusions that the students could draw from the data.
[2 mark]
Question 6f
(f)
Suggest two ways that the data collection method could be adapted in order to make it more useful.
[2 mark]
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Question 7a
A student wanted to investigate deprivation in an area of a city. As part of their enquiry they used the
following secondary data (Figure 6).
(a)
Complete the graph below to show life expectancy in the study area.
[1 mark]
Question 7b
(b)
In 2001, how many years lower was life expectancy in the study area than the city average?
[1 mark]
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Question 7c
(c)
Suggest two types of primary data that the student could use in their urban deprivation enquiry.
[2 mark]
Question 8a
(a)
For one of your fieldwork enquiries, suggest how anomalies in your data could affect your fieldwork enquiry.
Title of fieldwork enquiry _______________
[2 mark]
Question 8b
Write the title of your human geography fieldwork enquiry.
Title of human fieldwork enquiry ___________________
(b)
Justify the use of one of the following in your human geography enquiry: maps photographs field sketches
[3 mark]
Question 8c
Write the title of your physical geography fieldwork enquiry.
Title of physical fieldwork enquiry ________________
(c)
Assess the effectiveness of your data collection method(s).
[6 mark]
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Question 8d
(d)
For one of your fieldwork enquiries, to what extent did your results and conclusions meet the original aim of
your enquiry?
Title of fieldwork enquiry _________________
[9 mark]
Question 9a
A group of students wanted to investigate if the quality of footpaths varied in a National Park. Students
asked 50 people their opinions on the quality of three footpaths (A, B and C).
Study Figure 4, a table showing the results of their survey.
(a)
Complete the graph below (Figure 5) to show the quality of footpath data for Footpath C.
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[1 mark]
Question 9b
(b)
What percentage of visitors thought the quality of Footpath C was very good?
[1 mark]
Question 9c
Outline the conclusions that the students could make from the data (Figure 4).
[2 mark]
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Question 9d
(c)
Suggest another appropriate method the students could use to present the footpath quality data.
[1 mark]
Question 9e
(e)
A student wanted to investigate how far people travelled to an out-of-town shopping centre and how long
they stayed there. The student visited the shopping centre and used a questionnaire to collect data from 20
people.
Figure 6 shows the questionnaire used by the student.
Suggest two ways the questionnaire shown in Figure 6 could be improved to make it more useful.
[2 mark]
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Question 9f
Figure 7 is a pictogram showing the results for Question 4 in the questionnaire (Figure 6).
(f)
Complete Figure 7 by adding the following information.
[1 mark]
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Question 9g
The student used the data they collected to draw a desire line map (Figure 8) to show where people came
from when visiting the out-of-town shopping centre.
(g)
Complete the desire line map (Figure 8) by adding the following information about a shopper.
Direction travelled from South east
Distance travelled 15 km
[1 mark]
Question 9h
(h)
Suggest reasons for the pattern shown on Figure 8.
[2 mark]
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Question 9i
A group of students wanted to carry out an investigation into the decline of the high street. They counted
the number of charity shops in three town centres (A, B and C).
Figure 9 shows the results of the survey in Town centre A
(i)
Complete the table below (Figure 10) for town centre A.
[1 mark]
Question 9j
(j)
Using Figure 10, compare the proportion of charity shops between the three town centres.
[4 mark]
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