Geography Paper 3

Question 1

What is the enquiry question for our physical fieldwork?

Answer 1

Is coastal management effective at Blyth?

Question 2

Where did we go for our physical fieldwork?

Answer 2

Blyth

Question 3

Why was this a suitable location?

Answer 3

Near (30 mins)
Groynes

Question 4

What risks did we have to consider?

Answer 4

Weather
General public
Tides

Question 5

How did we overcome the risks?

Answer 5

Went in summer
Supervised by teachers

Question 6

How did we collect the data?

Answer 6

Tape measure/ruler
Every 10m
North and south side of groynes

Question 7

Why did we collect it this way?

Answer 7

If one is higher than the other it shows the groynes were effective

Question 8

What were the advantages of this method?

Answer 8

Simple to do
Compare and conclusions

Question 9

What were the disadvantages of this method?

Answer 9

Human error
Broken

Question 10

Was this primary or secondary?

Answer 10

Primary

Question 11

How did we present the data?

Answer 11

Bar chart

Question 12

Why did we present the data this way?

Answer 12

Easy to do
Interpret get conclusions

Question 13

Advantages?

Answer 13

Easy to do
Interpret get conclusions

Question 14

Disadvantages?

Answer 14

No explanation

Question 15

How did we collect this data?

Answer 15

Orange in the sea and timed how long to travel in 10m. Inside and outside groynes

Question 16

Why did we collect it this way?

Answer 16

If slower inside the groynes it proves they are effective

Question 17

What were the advantages of this method?

Answer 17

Easy to do
Simple equipment needed

Question 18

What were the disadvantages of this method?

Answer 18

Issues with stopwatch

Question 19

Was this primary or secondary data?

Answer 19

Primary

Question 20

How did we present this data?

Answer 20

Proportional circle map

Question 21

Why did we present the data this way?

Answer 21

Big circle - longer time
Smaller circle - short time

Question 22

Advantages?

Answer 22

Easy

Question 23

Disadvantages?

Answer 23

Don’t know specifically how long it took

Question 24

Explain why the chosen location was suitable

Answer 24

The chosen location was suitable because it was accessible, this means that it was easy to get too and it was near

Question 25

Suggest why one set of data collected in your human fieldwork enquiry may not have been accurate

Answer 25

The data collected in the human fieldwork may not have been accurate because of the survey. This means that our opinion was biased and other people may have different opinions.

Question 26

For one of your fieldwork enquires, suggest how anomalies in your data could affect your fieldwork enquiry

Answer 26

The anomalies in the data could affect the fieldwork enquiry because of houses shown in good light. This means that the houses may of looked better in the light than it did in darkness

Question 27

Justify one data collection method used in your human geography enquiry

Answer 27

One data collection method used was an environmental quality survey. For example, we did this in 2 locations and added them up. This means that if you add them up and one is higher than the other, this proves inequality

Question 28

Identify one potential risk in your human geography fieldwork and explain how it was reduced

Answer 28

One risk if general public. For example, Hendon had a high crime rate. This means that we were supervised at all times and did not get off the bus

Question 29

Justify the use of the following in your human fieldwork enquiry: maps, photographs, field sketches

Answer 29

One way we used maps is to identify. For example, to identify burgess model zones. This means that we can see the housing inequality

Question 30

Explain why the chosen location was suitable

Answer 30

The location was suitable because it was accessible. This means that it was close to school and near

Question 31

Suggest why one set of data collected in your physical fieldwork enquiry may not have been accurate

Answer 31

The set of data collected in the physical fieldwork enquiry may not have been accurate because of issues with stopwatch. This means that the results may of been incorrect.