Unit 3 - Human Fieldwork

Question 1

Explain why this is a suitable topic for a geographical enquiry

Answer 1

Geography involves the study of urban areas (cities)

Over half the world’s population is urbanised

Governments and councils have a duty to make cities pleasant places to live in, for citizens

Question 2

Assess the suitability of the choice of fieldwork location

Answer 2

Advantages -

Accessible from school (TFL for an hour), affordable (£2), pedestrianised areas = low-risk

Disadvantages -

Question 3

Why did the Stratford area need regeneration?

Answer 3

Derelict

Industrial

Low income

A lack of affordable housing

Low-quality housing

Inadequate transport system

Crime levels

Unemployment levels

Low school attainment

Question 4

How has the area been regenerated?

Answer 4

London Stadium (60,000)

Affordable housing for all income groups

Westfield retail outlet centre

Urban ‘greening’ - planting trees

New facilities

Transport hub - buses, tube, Chiltern, TfL rail

Question 5

Justify the use of one primary data collection method used in your human
enquiry

Answer 5

Questionnaire - ‘closed’ questions

Closed questions allow responses to be quantified/compared

Question 6

Risk assessment

Answer 6

Dealing with the public - all students, low-risk, surveys done in groups with a member of staff nearby

Crossing busy roads - all students, low-risk, cross only at official crossing points (traffic lights, zebra crossing)

Getting lost - all students, low risk, emergency phone number and registers

Question 7

Data processing and presentation

Question 8

Assess how effective your presentation technique(s) were in representing
the data collected in this enquiry

Answer 8

Bar chart