Paper 3 revision pack

Paper 3 revision pack

A: Issue evaluation

B: Fieldwork

Unseen fieldwork Fieldwork from fieldtrip to Nottingham and Birmingham

Command word meanings:

Assess: Make an informed judgement.

Calculate: Work out the value of something.

Compare: Identify similarities and differences.

Describe: Set out characteristics.

Evaluate: Judge from available evidence.

Explain: Set out purposes or reasons.

Give/Identify/State: Produce an answer from recall or the source

Justify: Support a case with evidence.

To what extent: Judge the importance or success of (strategy, scheme, project).

Use evidence to support this statement: To select and present information to prove or disprove something.

Reasons for the studyTheory or idea behind the topic:Hard and soft engineering are 2 different approaches to managing flood risk around rivers. Both of these approaches are used around the River Trent in Nottingham. This study will see which approach is more sustainable and effective.

LocationMap with North arrow and scale, labels showing the characteristics of the area

Why did you go to this location? Consider theory and safety

• Local River with excellent recent & Historical Flood defences to investigate.

• Local stream within reach of Farnborough Academy

• All fieldwork can be completed within half days visit

• Easy access from public land and quiet roads.

Analysis (use PEELAS)

Analysis (use PEELAS – Point, Evidence, Explain, Link, Anomalies, Specialist terms)

Conclusions Answer to Title Question (Evidence and Theory needed)Defences are effective as there has not been a flood since 2000. Bi-polar scores have a lowest score of 10 with a potential range of -30-+30, this shows that all the defences are effective and sustainable. Questionnaire results show that the defences are sustainable and effective also as the general public agree with the benefits of them.

EvaluationsLimitations?Other data that might be useful? Reliability of conclusions? Improvements?Limitations: Only went on 1 day – very dry and had been for weeks so the defences weren’t being tested. Not many people out so hard to gauge opinion. Reliability?: Only 1 small section of the R.Trent – it is influenced by factors occurring elsewhere also. Improve?: Go to other sections of the river also, go at different times of year.

A3 Geography Fieldwork Overview Sheet

Data Collection Method 1: Environmental quality surveySampling Method: Stratified Sample Size: 5Description of method: Ranked 10 factors from -3 to +3 at each of the 5 sites.

Justification: Shows the quality of the environment – the better the area, the better the environment and therefore a successful regeneration.

Strengths: Simple to complete and requires no equipment  

Weaknesses: Subjective, influenced by many external factors. Only completed at 1 place in each location.   

GCSE GEOGRAPHY Human FIELDWORK

FIELDWORK ENQUIRY QUESTION:Is the regeneration of Birmingham successful? Why is this location suitable for our physical fieldwork enquiry?Easily accessible. Represents inner city decline and regeneration

RISKS:Describe the risks you experienced on your fieldwork trip and how these could be reduced1 – Traffic – getting run over. Use pedestrian crossings2 – Getting lost – be visible to the teacher. Teacher gave us a map in the booklets. 3 – Weather – wear appropriate clothing and pay attention to the forecast

Geographical theoryInner city decline, derelict land, brownfield sites, urban sprawl, globalisation and regeneration.

Data Collection Method 2: QuestionnairesSampling Method: Random Sample Size: 100Description of method: Asked people at each of the locations some questions relating to regeneration and quality of city centre.

Justification:Gets local opinion which will give a more reliable conclusion

Strengths:Gets opinions from other people rather than just us.  

Weaknesses:Requires people to be out and willing to answer questions.   

Method 2: Questionnaires in Pie charts

Strengths:  Simple to create and analyse  

Weaknesses: We may be required to create 30 different charts for all the questions.   

What other methods could you have used to present your data?Bar graph, choropleth maps, line graphs, photos.

Method Result How we analysed What the results meanEnvironmental quality survey

Mailbox: 15Brindley Place: 23Library: 17Grand central: 19Bull ring: 24

We worked out the mean EQS score from our sample of 100. We worked out the range between the sites. We compared these scores to previous EQSs scores in the area.

The results are all positive showing regeneration has been successful. All the sites scored well on how welcoming, litter and graffiti levels. They performed worse on noise pollution. The Mailbox did not score as highly due to high levels of traffic.

Place check +: Building design, how busy they were, lack of litter. -: No natural features, noisy and polluted.

We worked out the mode of all the positive and negative words from our sample of 100. The words were inputted into a Wordle to see which words would dominate.

The results are unreliable as there was an equal amount of positive and negative scores. This was also a very subjective method making it less reliable.

Questionnaires

7.4/10 was average score. 52% travelled 0-10km, 48% travelled more. 68% there to shop

Worked out the mean score out of 10 for the city centre. Worked out the % values for distance travelled and why they were in the centre.

The results show a positive score for the regeneration meaning the public like it. The public are prepared to travel long distances to get to the city centre of Birmingham meaning it is successful.

GCSE GEOGRAPHY Human FIELDWORK

EVALUATIONWhat problems did you experience during your fieldwork? How would this affect your investigation?What would you do differently next time? How would this improve your investigation?

We only went on one day in the middle of the week so there were less people in the centre. If we went on a Saturday in the afternoon, we would encounter a different environment and more people for our questionnaires. This would improve our sample size and the reliability of our conclusions.

The Place Check was an unreliable data collection method and should be replaces with an interview with a city councillor who has oversite of the regeneration project, this would give us far more reliable qualitative data.

AQA 9-1 Geography GCSE Fieldwork:

Potential question areas for own fieldwork investigations.

These questions will be based on your individual enquiry work. For these questions you will have to know the titles of your individual enquiries:

Physical: Are flood defences in Nottingham sustainable and are they effective?

Human: Is the regeneration of Birmingham successful?

In at least one of the enquiries students are expected to show an understanding about the interaction between physical and human geography.

1. If you get asked a question about the links between physical and human Geography you need to discuss the impacts of human behaviour on the effectiveness of flood defences.

You will be expected to:

1. Apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate information and issues related to geographical enquiry.

2. Select, adapt and use a variety of skills and techniques to investigate questions and issues and communicate findings in relation to geographical enquiry.

Own fieldwork – likely command words

Definition / what it wants you to do: Example:Explain Set out purposes or reasons. ‘Explain the disadvantages of your physical

fieldwork location in terms of ease of data collection.'

Suggest Present a possible case. ‘Suggest one reason why it is important to evaluate the risks of data collection.’

Justify Support a case with evidence. ‘Justify one primary data collection method in your physical geography enquiry.’

State Express in clear terms. 'State the title of your physical geography enquiry.’

Assess Make an informed judgement. ‘Assess how effective your presentation technique(s) were in representing the data collected in this enquiry.’

To what extent

Judge the importance of something (e.g. how valuable a piece of data is) or the success of something (e.g. the fieldwork project / conclusion).

‘To what extent was the data collected valuable in satisfying the original aims of the project?’

Strand 1 – Suitable question for geographical enquiry:

Geographical enquiry strand Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills1. Suitable question for geographical enquiry

The factors that need to be considered when selecting suitable questions/hypotheses for geographical enquiry.

The geographical theory/concept underpinning the enquiry. Appropriate sources of primary and secondary evidence, including locations for fieldwork.

The potential risks of both human and physical fieldwork and how these risks might be reduced.

NB: Question 5.1 always asks you to state the title of one of your fieldwork enquiries. There are no marks for this, but without stating the title correctly you will struggle to gain marks on the question below.

Strand 2 – measuring and recording data appropriate to the chosen enquiry

Geographical enquiry strand Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills2. Selecting, measuring and recording data appropriate to the chosen enquiry

Difference between primary and secondary data. Identification and selection of appropriate physical and human data. Measuring and recording data using different sampling methods.

Description and justification of data collection methods.

Strand 3 – Selecting appropriate ways of processing & presenting fieldwork data

Geographical enquiry strand

Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills

3. Selecting appropriate ways of processing and presenting fieldwork data

Appreciation that a range of visual, graphical and cartographic methods is available.

Selection and accurate use of appropriate presentation methods. Description, explanation and adaptation of presentation methods.

Strand 4 – Describing, analysing & explaining fieldwork

Geographical enquiry strand Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills4. Describing, analysing and explaining fieldwork data

Description, analysis and explanation of the results of fieldwork data. Establish links between data sets. Use appropriate statistical techniques. Identification of anomalies in fieldwork data.

Strand 5 – Reaching conclusions

Geographical enquiry strand Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills5. Reaching conclusions Draw evidenced conclusions in relation to original aims of the

enquiry.

Strand 6 – Evaluation of Geographical Enquiry

Geographical enquiry strand Application of knowledge and understanding, and skills6. Evaluation of geographical enquiry

Identification of problems of data collection methods. Identification of limitations of data collected. Suggestions for other data that might be useful. Extent to which conclusions were reliable.