Starter quiz
- What is a sampling strategy?
- An imaginary line along which data is collected.
- A way of selecting some data to study from a much larger population. ✓
- The number of individual pieces of data studied in an enquiry.
- A plan that outlines how exactly data will be recorded.
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- The collection of physical data tends to focus on the ______ and the quality of the land.
- 'shape' ✓
- Which of these would not count as a collection of physical geographical data?
- Recording different infiltration rates in soil.
- Measuring the height of a cliff face.
- Comparing the size of river bedload.
- Surveying how people commute into their place of work. ✓
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- A ______ is an imaginary line along which data might be collected.
- 'transect' ✓
- Match the sampling strategy to an example.
- Random sampling⇔Asking a questionnaire whenever you feel like it. ✓
- Systematic sampling⇔Asking a questionnaire to every 5th person who walks past you. ✓
- Stratified sampling⇔Ensuring your respondents are representative of the local population. ✓
- What are advantages of choosing a number of sampling locations?
- The geographer has a back up in case one location does not have the right data.
- The geographer can average the results to get a better impression of the area. ✓
- The geographer avoids bias by having a wide spread of data. ✓
- The geographer gets to see more of the area they are surveying.
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Exit quiz
- What is discrete data?
- Data that can be placed into more than one category.
- Data that can be placed into distinctive, exclusive categories. ✓
- Data where the categories change depending on the location.
- Data where the categories are unclear at the start of the data collection.
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- Data presentation is not about making data look attractive, it is about presenting it ...
- amusingly.
- impressively.
- appropriately ✓
- technically.
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- Which of these can not be used to present qualitative data?
- Venn diagram
- Quote bank sector
- Radial graph ✓
- Word cloud
- Tally chart ✓
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- Match the map style to the description.
- Dot map⇔Each piece of data is represented by an individual plot on the map. ✓
- Choropleth map⇔The map is shaded according to the density of data found there. ✓
- Proportional symbol map⇔The size of the data value is represented by the size of the icon. ✓
- Situated chart map⇔Individual graphs are placed onto the map in the appropriate places. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Quantitative data can be presented using a variety of graphs and charts.
- Qualitative data can be presented using a variety of text based graphics.
- Geographers frequently use maps to show how data varies spatially.
Common misconception
Geographers present data to make it look more attractive.
Geographers present data so that it becomes more meaningful. It allows geographers to see patterns and relationships in the data that will help them answer their enquiry question.
Keywords
Discrete data - data in which each field is unconnected to, and does not affect, the data in any other field
Continuous data - data that is connected to values before and after it in sequence
Spatial data - data that can vary according to where it is collected
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