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AS AQA Geography GEOG1 17th and GEOG2 20th May 2016

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Reply 880

EmmaL178

Can someone please explain dispersion graphs to me. How do you find the range? And the interquartile range?

Reply 881

Sam_99

Original post by abrack

I'm not sure, but i thought everyone's fieldwork was rivers-based? All i can suggest is going ti see your teacher ASAP tomorrow morning!

Best of luck.

Our fieldwork was about sand dunes so it depends what your class is doing, whatever topic your teacher choose they will have chosen it so you can answer the exam so don't panic ☺️

Reply 882

Sam_99

Original post by EmmaL178

Can someone please explain dispersion graphs to me. How do you find the range? And the interquartile range?

The range is the largest value in your data set subtract the smallest value in the set

But the IQR is Q3 - Q1, and I would suggest watching a quick video to understand if you don't know because I think I'll just confuse you 😁

Reply 883

Sam_99

Original post by Korrie_F

Any predictions on whether section 1 will be on human or physical?

It's normally on rivers and population topics

Reply 884

EME7

Original post by indecisiveness

ohh right.. but it isnt necessary to have a null hypothesis then right? is it fine if i just use hypothesis?

Yeah thats fine - I only know it through psychology! It isn't really necessary unless your findings didn't meet the initial hypothesis.

Reply 885

EmmaL178

Original post by Sam_99

Okay! Thanks!

Reply 886

faganalanna1

Any ideas for what might come up in the skills paper tomorrow?

Reply 887

s0phxoxoxo

Original post by OliwierEB

I heard about the triangular graphs too, they haven't been included since the start of the specification I think.

Hydrographs too

Reply 888

raees111

Just been through all the past papers (section B Geog2) and listed issues if someone can answer them for me based on Rivers as the core theme

Problems
1)Outline and Justify one method of data collection
2)Technique used to present data
3)When answering AIMS question mark scheme says for higher marks to "outline underlying issue/theory and how it relates to aims" what does this mean?
4)Evaluate one primary data collection
5)How/Why you used secondary data
6)Technique to analyse data with advantages
7)Describe a sampling technique to collect data
8)Suggest further areas for research
9)Evaluate your investigation

Reply 889

kholland

Does anyone have an idea on what the justification part of the question requires you to do? For example if it asks you to 'describe and justify a method of primary data collection?

Reply 890

emilyshingfield1

Original post by jackbliverpool

If I were to not get the grade I was hoping for in UNIT 1 (May 2016), is it still possible to retake it again next year with the same spec? (May 2017) Even though the spec is changing for September 2016?

I asked my teacher the same thing because I'm pretty sure I failed unit 1 and he said that we would have the same specification as this year

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Reply 891

s0phxoxoxo

Original post by kholland

Does anyone have an idea on what the justification part of the question requires you to do? For example if it asks you to 'describe and justify a method of primary data collection?

You need to explain why your method was good or bad and say if there were any anomalies

Reply 892

kholland

Original post by s0phxoxoxo

You need to explain why your method was good or bad and say if there were any anomalies

Ah right, that's straightforward enough - thank you!

Reply 893

issydw4

Original post by geographygenius2

Right ive seen all the predictions etc but rather be fully prepared.

How could I answer how my enquiry improved my understanding of the topic area? (did bradshaws model and rivers)
Also if asked about how ict could be used what could i say?

thanks in advance

What are this years full predictions ive left it so late and im confused trying to scroll through this feed! can anyone help!?? thanks!!

Reply 894

tmifan

Help on this question if you're doing about a river?
Describe the characteristic features of your study area. (5)

Reply 895

shmeo81

If the exam asks us to complete work for Standard Deviation or Spearman's Rank, they will give us the data correct?
as i am only learning 3 peices of data for 3 different variables

Reply 896

shmeo81

Original post by tmifan

Help on this question if you're doing about a river?
Describe the characteristic features of your study area. (5)

River was 7 km long, sites 1-6 were in wooded areas whilst sites 7&8 were in more open spaces. The upper sites were in a large V shaped valley and the whole area was easily accessible. The river ran through 2 settlements, Holford and Kilve.

I can't really think of anything else to say so thats probably not 5 marks, so if anyone else could add stuff it would be good

Reply 897

notwani

What are the disadvantages of systematic sampling?

Reply 898

naz.97

Original post by tmifan

Help on this question if you're doing about a river?
Describe the characteristic features of your study area. (5)

1. The river Chess is a tributary of the river Colne, which in turn is a tributary of the River Thames
2. River chess drainage basin is 105km^ & flows approximately 18km from source to confluence
3. Rock type:chalk
4. River flows through some rural and urban areas
5. Some parts of the river have undergone hard-engineering (such as channel straightening) to manage flooding