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Fieldwork (Paper 3) Flashcards

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Identify the 6 stages in a geographical enquiry

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  • Question / hypothesis
  • Data collection
  • Data presentation
  • Analysis of data
  • Concluding
  • Evaluating
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What are the features of a good enquiry question?

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It should be closely linked to your chosen topic of study

The question is not too broad or too specific

The question may have a series of sub-questions that will focus your data collection

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What is a hypothesis?

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A statement of what you think you will find

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Name the two different types of data that you can collect to help you answer your enquiry question?

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Primary data

Secondary data

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What is primary data?

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Data you have collected yourself or as a group

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What is secondary data?

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Information that someone else has collected, that helps you answer your question

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What is a risk assessment?

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An assessment of the potential hazards and risks that you may be exposed to when carrying out your data collection

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Give an example of how you might minimise some risks when carrying out fieldwork

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  • Always stay in groups
  • Carry a map to ensure you do not get lost
  • Wearing sensible footwear
  • Using relevant safety equipment
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What is meant by ‘data collection’?

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Gathering information that will help you answer your enquiry question. This can be in number form or a verbal (written) format.

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What is meant by ‘sample size’?

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The amount of data sets you will be collecting

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How does sample size affect the reliability of your data?

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A bigger or more regular sample will improve reliability as you will be able to see if any data stands out / has happened by chance (anomalies)

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How can you ensure that the data you collect is accurate?

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  • Take more than one reading and take an average
  • Check equipment before it is used to make sure it works
  • Get more than one student to record the information
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What is quantitative data?

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Data in numerical form (numbers)

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What is qualitative data?

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Data in word form

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What are the advantages of collecting quantitative data?

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It can be manipulated and turned into averages / percentages to make analysis easier

More objective than qualitative

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What are the disadvantages of collecting qualitative data?

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Time consuming to collect Information gathered can be subjective (opinion based)

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What is a random sample?

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Randomly choosing a person to take part in a survey, or picking up a random pebble on the beach

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What is a systematic sample?

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Coming up with a system that will help you pick your data e.g. choosing every 10th person to take part in a survey or choosing pebbles from the beach at 5m intervals

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What is a stratified sample?

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Creating a sample that is representative of a population. e.g. finding out the proportion of each age group of people that visit a shop, then asking the same proportion of ages in your survey

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How should you choose your fieldwork location?

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  • Somewhere that is safe
  • A nearby / easy to reach area for each of access
  • A site / location where you can investigate your chosen topic e.g. a beach that has groynes will be suitable for coastal management fieldwork
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How can you record data collected?

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  • In a tally chart
  • In a table
  • Using a camera to take photographs
  • Field sketches
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Identify some qualitative data collection methods

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  • Survey / questionnaire
  • Interview
  • Photographing the area
23
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Identify some quantitative fieldwork data collection

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  • Traffic count
  • Pedestrian count
  • Timing velocity
  • Measuring distances
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Identify some methods of data presentation

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  • Graphs/ charts (line, pie, bar, scatter)
  • Maps (proportional symbols, located pie/bar charts, choropleth)
  • Tables (tally, raw data)
  • Aerial photos
  • Annotated photos
  • GIS
  • Field sketches
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What do you have to consider when presentating your data accurately?

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Whether the data is continuous or discrete data

Whether raw data or percentages is more useful

Does data need to be compared by location?

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What is continuous data?

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Data that does not need to fit into certain values e.g. heights

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What is discrete data?

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Data that fits into particular categories e.g. number of students in a class

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What is GIS?

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Geographical Information System

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What is data analysis?

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Making sense of the data and looking for patterns and anomalies

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What is an anomaly?

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Data that stands out / does not fit the pattern

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How can you analyse quantitative data?

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  • Make averages
  • Find percentages
  • Look at ranges / median / modal data
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How can you analyse qualitative data?

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  • Coding - highlight common themes in data
  • Annotate information
  • Look for common words or phrases
  • Turn it into quantitative by counting verbal responses
  • Use a statistical test
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What is a conclusion?

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A summary of your findings in line with your initial enquiry question

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What should your conclusion include?

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  • Key findings from your data
  • An explanation of what you found out
  • Decision as to whether you can prove or disprove your hypothesis
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What is an evaluation?

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A critique of what went well in your investigation and what you would do differently

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What does validity mean?

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Did your enquiry test what it set out to test?

The test measures what it is supposed to measure

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What does reliability mean?

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Are your results consistent? Would you get the same results if you repeated your survey?

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What aspects of your enquiry might affect the quality, reliability and validity of your results?

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  • Sample size
  • Equipment used
  • Time collection was carried out
  • Location
  • Type of data used (source of secondary data)
  • Sampling method
  • Frequency of sample
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How could you reduce anomalies in data?

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  • Take multiple readings and take an average
  • Carry out tests in multiple sites
  • Check equipment before use
40
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What factors might limit the data you have collected?

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  • Time data was collected
  • Limited range of sites used
  • Data collection methods used

AQA GCSE (9-1) Geography (33 decks)

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