From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(a)2 marks
Students measured beach profile at 5 points along a beach. Suggest one sampling method and justify it.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(b)2 marks
Pebble long-axis lengths (mm) at one site (data are illustrative, written for this paper): 42, 55, 38, 61, 44. Calculate the median.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(c)8 marks
For your own coastal fieldwork, evaluate the reliability of your conclusions.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(a)2 marks
Students measured channel width at 5 sites downstream. Suggest one sampling method and justify it.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(b)2 marks
Velocity readings (m/s) at one site (data are illustrative, written for this paper): 0.32, 0.41, 0.28, 0.39, 0.35. Calculate the median.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
1(c)8 marks
For your own river fieldwork, evaluate the reliability of your conclusions.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(a)2 marks
Students used an environmental quality survey in a town centre. Give one strength and one weakness of this method.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(b)2 marks
Environmental quality scores at 5 sites (data are illustrative, written for this paper): 12, 18, 7, 15, 3. Calculate the range.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(c)8 marks
For your own urban fieldwork, evaluate the reliability of your conclusions.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(a)2 marks
Students used a questionnaire in a village. Give one strength and one weakness of this method.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(b)2 marks
Number of services in 5 villages (data are illustrative, written for this paper): 4, 11, 2, 7, 16. Calculate the range.
From Paper 3: Geographical investigations: fieldwork and UK challenges
2(c)8 marks
For your own rural fieldwork, evaluate the reliability of your conclusions.
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This paper is written by Plasmo in the style of the Edexcel GCSE Geography exam. It is not a past paper and is not produced or endorsed by the exam board.