Geography paper 4

Question 1

Pilot test

Answer 1

A practice test so you can

_Try out equipment 
_Make sure everyone knows what they have to do.(practice field work)
_Correct mistakes 
_Test response questionnaires
_Experience working as a team

Question 2

random sampling

Answer 2

_No fixed pattern
_Removes bias if using a generator
_Risk not getting true cross

Question 3

Systematic Sampling

Answer 3

_Has a system to it.
_Ask/count every 5th( 10th)
_removes bias 
_Should get cross section
_Not everyone wants to respond
_ Could come across physical obstacle which breaks the systems

Question 4

Stratified sampling

Answer 4

_Divides area/group into different sections
_asks x number of people from different different age group
_Easy to workout groups
_Gives cross sections

Question 5

Point sampling

Answer 5

_Sampling at an exact location

Question 6

Line sampling

Answer 6

Sampling taking along a transect/line

Question 7

Primary data

Answer 7

-information you have collected yourself-traffic count ,questionnaire

Question 8

Secondary data

Answer 8

_Information from another source-newspaper, internet

_Someone else else has collected the information

Question 9

Quadrat

Answer 9

_A grid of 5 x 5 or 10 x 10 squares

_used to calculate ground coverage in %(Vegetation, trach,)

Question 10

Qualitative

Answer 10

_Information that is subjective
_Open questions
_Eg. Environmental surveys

Question 11

Quantitative

Answer 11

_Information the is number based.
_ Allows for comparisons
_Often focused on demographic, economic
_Closed questions