Applied Geographical Skills

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AS GeographyIndividual learning and revision resource

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This resource has been designed for students to work through independently, in preparation for the AS Examination in Applied Geographical skills (Unit 3b) of the Edexcel (8214) course.

The resource provides a virtual fieldtrip for both Human and physical geography. Use the slides to refresh your memory of the fieldtrips.

Students should work through each section in turn, using the resources as directed.

To navigate, use the icons on the bottom of each screen.


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What you need to learn – Assessment Criteria The London Docklands – Human Fieldtrip A River Fieldwork day – Daws Hall Examination Practice and revision


Assessment CriteriaAssessment CriteriaThe aim of the examination is to test your knowledge, understanding and application of your geographical skills. You will be expected to complete at least 2 fieldwork days, of physical and human content and to have used equipment to collect data. You will be tested on your use and manipulation of fieldwork data.

There will be two set questions.

Question 1 will involve the use of resources relating to a typical fieldwork question or hypothesis,

Question 2 relates to your own fieldwork experiences.


Assessment CriteriaAssessment Criteria

Task 1

Visit the Edexcel Geography Exam Board Website and download a copy of the specification. Now open the document and turn to page 46.

Carefully read the first two columns.

Task 2 Produce a Brainstorm of the skills needed for the exam,

using the headings in bold (in the first column) as your main points – and expand on these points.

http://www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/gce/geography/adv/9214/


Investigating Land Use in the Investigating Land Use in the London DocklandsLondon Docklands

The Course requires you to undertake at least 2 fieldwork activities, one Human and one physical. This session shall look at the Human Fieldwork you shall undertake, and how to successfully carry out the fieldwork.

Task 1Task 1 The Study area for our first Human fieldtrip is the London Docklands. We shall

be looking at the regeneration of the area since the closure of the docks.. What aims could you use for this fieldtrip which covers elements of Unit 2 of

the course? What data could you collect to answer your aims? Brainstorm these ideas in groups.

Task 2Task 2 When at the Docklands, we want to see what the main types of land use there is,

and whether a clustering of services occurs. Use the following Ordinance survey map (next slide) to make a simplified land use map, ready for use in the field.


Human Geography Fieldtrip –Human Geography Fieldtrip –Investigating Land UseInvestigating Land Use

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

Having produced your base map for land use, it is now important to understand the history of the area and how the docklands has changed.

Task 1

Visit the following websites to begin your research on the docklands. Make brief notes on the history of the Docklands development. You shall use this information later.

http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/

http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/docklands/docklands-timeline-post1900.html

http://www.docklands.regatta.org.uk/history/history.htm


http://www.lcacc.org/regeneration/

http://www.getamap.co.uk/

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/

http://www.osni.gov.uk/

http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/





http://www.lcacc.org/regeneration/


Aims of Your FieldworkAims of Your Fieldwork

Land Value is greatest by Canary Wharf and reduces as the distance from Canary Wharf increase

There is a concentric pattern of land use in the docklands The Docklands area has been designed to meet the needs of

the local population

The main aim of the fieldtrip is to investigate land use within the Docklands area. We can then break this down further by suggesting a number of hypotheses which we shall then answer


How can we answer How can we answer these hypotheses?these hypotheses?

As a group, consider the methods of data collection and analysis that is required for each of the three hypotheses. Draw a table as shown below and complete for each of the hypotheses on the previous slide.

Hypothesis Data Collection Data Analysis

Land Value is greatest by Canary Wharf and reduces as the distance from Canary Wharf increases.

There is a concentric pattern of land use in the docklands.

The Docklands area has been designed to meet the needs of the local population.


Hypothesis 1 – Land ValueHypothesis 1 – Land Value Hypothesis 1, considers Land value across the docklands. One method of data

collection would be to take photographs of the buildings and to visit estate agents and record house prices and rent prices.

How could we then link this back to Geographical theory? Read the following web

pages and then suggest how our hypothesis links with geographical theories.

Web Page 1 Web Page 2 Web Page 3 Web page 4

How could we then map or analysis our data?

http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/revision/180.html

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch6en/conc6en/landrenttheory.html

http://www.geographyjim.org/bid_rent.htm


Hypothesis 2 – Land UseHypothesis 2 – Land Use In order to investigate this hypothesis, you need to make

several transects across the docklands and record the land use within the area.

This can be done using a base map, and a colour coded key to show different types of land / building use.

The following slide brings together a base map and different photographs of the area. On your own base map, map the land use as shown by the photographs and your notes taken in the field.


Land Use ExerciseLand Use ExerciseStep 1

Click on the yellow areas of the map to see the typical buildings located there. Use this information to produce a Land use map of the Docklands.

Click on the photo to return to the Click on the photo to return to the map.map.

Step 2

Use your own photos and fieldwork evidence to complete your land use base map.

Now click here

To watch all of the photos taken on the fieldtrip, click here. (Press Esc to return to the slide show)

To watch all of the photos taken on the fieldtrip, click here. (Press Esc to return to the slide show)


Area being cleared for re-development - Office space.


Hypothesis 3 – Local PeopleHypothesis 3 – Local People Answering this hypothesis will need both primary and secondary research. To begin the investigation, prepare a questionnaire to ask people what they

think of the built environment. Consider using questions which place a value so it makes analysis of the data easier. Visit this web site to learn more about producing questionnaires.

To learn more about how the development of the docklands was reported in the press, click on the photo opposite. (Press Esc to exit the show.) After watching the slide show consider whether this supports the view of the hypothesis or not.


A Physical Geography fieldtrip - A Physical Geography fieldtrip - Investigating the River StourInvestigating the River Stour

One of the first examination questions you are likely to be asked will be:

“Draw an annotated sketch map of your study area, to show where your data was collected, and why those sites were chosen.”

In order to answer this question well, we shall be using as a resource the virtual tour that the Daws Hall environment centre has produced.

Step 1 Visit the The Virtual Tour Step 2 Draw an annotated sketch of the study area.Step 3 After your trip, annotate the locations of the data collection points

– and why those areas were chosen.

http://www.dawshall.fsnet.co.uk/Daws%20Hall/Virtual%20tour.htm

http://www.dawshall.fsnet.co.uk/Daws%20Hall/Virtual%20tour.htm


Aims of Your FieldworkAims of Your Fieldwork Another classic examination question would be:

“Describe the aims of your fieldwork exercise in physical geography”

To answer this question, consider the fieldwork exercise as a series of mini investigations, each investigation having a hypothesis or aim you wish to answer.

The following four slides explain our fieldwork hypotheses (or aims).

As you work through each slide in turn, you will also be practicing different examination techniques – so it is important to follow the tasks.


Hypothesis 1 “A river will be Hypothesis 1 “A river will be affected by local soil conditions”affected by local soil conditions”

One of the first hypotheses you test, is whether the soil p.H. levels influence the p.H. levels within the river channel.

To investigate this, we must first record the soil p.H. from a number of locations around the drainage basin.

Watch the video and then explain how a test for soil p.H. is conducted and what equipment is used.


Hypothesis 2 “ Water drains quickly Hypothesis 2 “ Water drains quickly into the soil and then into the river into the soil and then into the river via through flow”via through flow”

Your second hypothesis is to see whether water infiltrates into the soil and then enters the river via through flow.

We can also record if infiltration rates via depending on our location.

Watch the video again, and as well as writing out the method, explain the findings of the group.


Hypothesis 3 “ A river’s discharge Hypothesis 3 “ A river’s discharge will increase downstream”will increase downstream”

We can create many different hypotheses focusing on the changes of a river from the source to the month.

In this experiment, the students are recording the channel width, depth and velocity - but how?

Pause the video at different points and produce a sketch diagram of the experiment.


Hypothesis 4 “The river’s chemical content Hypothesis 4 “The river’s chemical content will be affected by nearby land use in the will be affected by nearby land use in the drainage basin?”drainage basin?”

Do the chemicals farms place on their fields affect the chemical make up of the river?

Do our washing up liquids find their way into our local streams?

Watch the video and write a field report on the method and finds of the experiment along the River Stour at Daws Hall

Examination PracticeExamination Practice

In order to practice and revise for your examination, you should read over your fieldwork notes and also access past papers. Use the examination board’s website to access Mock

papers here. (Unit 3) and the mark scheme here.

Also ask your teacher for copies of past examination papers which you can then take home and practice.

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http://www.edexcel.org.uk/VirtualContent/48430/Specimen_GCE_Geography_A_Unit_2___3.pdf

http://www.edexcel.org.uk/VirtualContent/48430/GCE_Geography_Specimen_mark_schemes.pdf

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