AQA Geography Unit 2 May 21st 2013

I would say if it shows a correlation, give the highest/lowest values, compare to other values then say if there are any anomalies present


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i tend to state:
- general trend
- extreme figures, i.e lowest and highest
- anomalies

sometimes it says 'describe the trend in figure 1..' but then later in the question sneakily adds in 'and suggest/explain/justify' etc, so if if says this i add in generic reasons such as
(e.g question on river discharge) deforestation, urbanisation, snowmelt etc.

In one of he past papers (January 2011) it asks for a sketch map of the location of my study. I carried out my study at five points along a river, therefore should I draw one area of my study or should I try and copy the OS map which relates to the area I have studied? Furthermore, what kind of labels would you recommend for either of the two options? Should I mention things relating to the risk assessment (i.e. close proximity to car park) or just label the river banks and the channel itself?

In one of the past papers they are asking us to draw a meander and its features. Does this mean they could test us on any fluvial land form, such as ones found in the lower course?

Yes, they could test us on any aspect of population or rivers (exempt from case studies)

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Does anyone know advantages and disadvantages of displaying data using a scattergraph

Last two papers have been graphical skills, so may be cartographic or stats I predict
Remember they may ask for a field sketch map, so make sure you can draw your study area and its characteristics! (last time they asked was Jan 2011)

If you have model answers prepared for fieldwork..make SURE you READ the command word of the question..many lose marks on ones such as 'Evaluate' where they just explain and don't justify using advantages/disadvantages

Remember the paper is marked by examiners in sections, don't think anyone will read and mark your entire paper, so be crystal clear when answering the questions especially on describing methodology/primary data collection so they would be able to follow your instructions - they want to know that you actually did this fieldwork and didn't copy from a textbook!

My prediction is physical, but sometimes they change it up. Population is more straight forward, rivers can catch you out more easily with a landform e.g. Jan 2010 labelled sketch of a meander. I'd say revise both equally just incase.

Also, ICT in use for fieldwork has not come up alot/at all, along with specific question on piloting techniques..any more questions ask me, I have sat this paper and looked through many mark schemes/past papers

Good luck everyone!!

Thanks, And has anyone got model answers to question 2a-their all similar questions, e.g. outline purpose of your field work enquiry etc.

What did you get on the paper?

http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-GEOG2-W-QP-JAN10.PDF
is this a mis print? question a ii)?

if it's not will someone please explain it, thought the LQ was n+1/4 not the other way around....

Okay

For the fieldwork section you should know the following things about your study:

- the aim of your study
- your hypothesis
- the theory you based your study on

- the exact location of your study
- why you chose that location
- the sampling technique you used ie. systematic, pragmatic

- the method you used to collect your data
- problems with your method
- justification of your method
- how you could improve your method

- the background sources you used throughout your study, ie. weather forecasts, textbooks for your theory
- risks during your study and how you delt with them ie. injury, hypothermia, depends on what you had to undergo to get your data

-how you presented your data
- justification of your method of presentation

- how you analysed your presented data ( in most cases, spearmans rank)
- advantages of this analysis
- disadvantages of tis analysis




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I think it is wok out the answer see what u get

Also - what theory would my investigation of: "the characteristics of a rural village and a town in mole valley" be based on, if any? Would be it Malthus - increasing population putting pressure on resources. Or Boserup's - human ingenuity means that we will always develop new methods for dealing with an increased pop.
We investigated population, provision of services, the gender/age of residents and also the environment characteristics...




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Hii...

I was wondering: we didn't present our data in any way. We looked at how channel characteristics vary downstream - the only data presentation I can think of is scatter diagrams, maybe locational graphs.. So my question is, what do you think I should say for data presentation for our investigation?

Thanks




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