Fieldwork (OCR GCSE Geography)

Human Geography Fieldwork

Study Fig. 6 a photograph showing traffic congestion in the city of Norwich.

Figure 6

State two ways this photograph could be used in a human geography investigation

As part of a students’ fieldwork investigation, they counted the number of cyclists approaching a main road into Norwich. The results are shown in the table below.

 Calculate the lower quartile value of the dataset.
 You must show your working out

For a human geography fieldwork investigation which you have completed, justify one technique you used to present your data.

For a physical geography fieldwork investigation which you have completed, explain why your key question for investigation was appropriate

Study Fig. 5, fieldwork notes for some river fieldwork.

Figure 5

In order to calculate the speed of the river, you need to use the formula:

Speed =

Calculate the river speed for measurement 1 at site 1 and site 2.

Show your working.

site 1 ..........................................................
          site 2 ......................................................... 

Draw a horizontal bar graph to show the width measurement results for the two sites.

A class wants to find out about the popularity of supermarket fairly traded goods. Name one primary data collection technique they could use to do this.

Suggest one limitation of collecting primary data using this method.

As part of their secondary data collection, students obtained data about sales of fairly traded products. Complete the graph below by plotting the data for coffee sales.

For a human geography fieldwork investigation you have completed, justify one technique you used to collect your data.

Some GCSE geography students were testing the hypothesis that ‘the river channel gets wider and deeper as you go downstream’.

They stretched a tape measure across the river channel and measured the width. They also  recorded the depth of the river at 50 cm intervals. The students repeated this at three separate locations. Their method is illustrated in the diagram below.

Design a data sheet below which they could use to record this information

Select the most appropriate way of displaying the data which they have collected

Why is this an appropriate way of displaying the data collected?

Explain one factor that students would need to consider when selecting the appropriate sites at which to carry out their data collection

Study Fig. 7, a photograph showing part of the River Lune.

Figure 7

Write one annotation that could be added to the photograph to describe the fieldwork site

You will have carried out some physical geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE (9–1)  Geography course.
Fieldwork title:

Justify one technique which you used when presenting your data in your physical geography fieldwork investigation.
Data presentation technique:

State three parts of the enquiry process for geography fieldwork.

Some students were planning their human geography fieldwork. They decided to investigate the impact of internet shopping on city centres.

Suggest one data collection technique which they could use and explain why this would be appropriate.

Study Fig. 4, which is a bar graph displaying results from a survey looking at how the number and type of shops in a city centre has changed.

Figure 4

Suggest what Fig. 4 indicates about the impact of internet shopping on city centres

Some GCSE geography students are carrying out an enquiry to investigate the impact of building a new housing development on the edge of a town. Here is part of the questionnaire which they used.

1 ..................................................

2 ..................................................

Draw an appropriate graph to display the data gained about what developers should focus on for the new housing development.

Graph 5(a)(ii)

Explain one recommendation for what the developers could include in the housing development based on the results of the graph drawn in question 5(a)(ii).