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• Explain why the chosen location was suitable for the collection of data

  Saldord quays is easily accesible - 30mins from school, allowing max amount of time for data collection in a school day. Also close enough to return if further collection is needed

  Pedestrianised with 1 tram line to cross _ safe
• Assess the suitability of the location

  Very

  Undergone regeneration: industrialised dockland->derelict->media city

  Lowry, shopping centre, bbc, imperial war museum

  30 mins away

  Lots of info (census and photos) of before regeneration, see how much it has changed, make a more accurate evaluation
• justify a primary data collection method used

  Land use map

  Looking at it, I can see how successful regeneration has been

  Expect a regenerated area to have a wide variety of land uses appealing to diff people
• Assess the effectiveness of your data collection method - land use map

  To some extent

  Allowed us to see how the land is used

  If regeneration is successful, land use should be mixed and cater for loadlas, businesses, and tourists

  Tallying up what the buildings are used for let's us see which area of sq is successful

  Key so categories aren't too broad so it isn't difficult to figure out who it caters for
• Assess the effectiveness of your data collection method - pedestrian count

  Effective way of seeing how busy it is

  Make a judgement on success as more people = more successful

  Quantitative data can be analysed and link it to land use

  Easy method and can be carried out at all locations to give enough data
• Assess the effectiveness of your data collection method - environmental quality surveys

  Only partially

  Too subjective as they're based on opinions

  Whilst provides quantitive data and method is easy to repeat, conclusion is not valid
• Identify a potential risk and explain how it was reduced

  Stranger danger

  Always in a group of 4-5

  Emergency phone number

  Told to go into a shop or restaurant if concerned or lost
• Explain how a data presentation technique helped you interpret the data

  Pie chart easier to analyse than in land use map

  Land use data was tallied and put in pie chart allows us to see main land uses and can easily comprare to find similarities

  Can use numerical evidence to reach conclusion

  Easier to use this data with other data such as questionnaires to see if people's opinion of the 2 areas is affected by the land use or if land use data affects environment quality surveys I also conducted
• Justify the use of one of the following in your enquiry: photographs/field sketches, maps

  Maps - useful for putting the data on to show links between data sets as they can be included on 1 map. Shows location and gives clear visual presentation

  Photographs - good visual rep of landscape. Quick and easy. Can easily be referred back to. Easy to compare locations

  Field sketches - sketch is quick, visual
• Suggest how anomalies could affect your enquiry

  Difficult to identify in data collection so methods remain unchanged, leading to inaccurate data being collected
• 9 marker

  Answer question

  Didn't collect enough data - only measured ground floor use, didn't look for secondary data that says how spaces are used for events, conclusion inaccurate

  However, whilst tourists may be catered to more, would still show regeneration as more people are living & visiting sq

  
  

  Questionnaire data made me reach a conclusion that people felt happy, cold Thursday winter morning so less people = small data size & conclusion not truly representative

  To improve, ask at least 50, go another day

  
  

  Environmental quality survey shows environment has improved, regeneration a success, but based on my opinion so not reliable and easily affected by age, time, and weather

  More frequent EQS and combine data with a classmate to remove bias, improving reliability
• What is the enquiry question?

  Has the regeneration of Salford quays been successful
• enquiry


  How does the cross profile of river dean brook change with distance from the source
• Explain location

  Easily accessible - close by so data could be collected in one day to reduce risk of inaccuracies.

  Public land so no permission is needed and is free so we can easily revisit

  Not too big - needed to compare upper, middle, and lower, needed to choose a river that was safe to access all three sections, reduce risk of injury or death
• assess the suitability

  Easily accessible

  Safe size, less like to drown

  (Explain location)
• Justify a primary collection method

  Measured width at 3 locations - shows diff between 3 sites and how width changes as you move downstream. Combine with depth to create cross profile to visualise the changes to river channel

  Depth - same but depth, also find average depth
• How to measure width of a river

  Use a tape measure, pull it tightly above the surface of river, bank to bank
• How to measure depth of a river

  Divide width into 10ths, use a wooden ruler to measure depth at each tenth
• Suggest why data collected may not be accurate

  Depth - human error (ruler pushed into river Ben rather than on surface), bedload affected true depth measurement

  Width - tape not tight = dragged by river flow, false width. Also hard to access both edges of bank due to risks of falling in
• Assess the effectiveness of data collection methods

  Width - Tape measure effectively measures width and allows us to link it to the Bradshaw model to see how river width increases from source to mouth, easy to use to draw cross profile

  Depth - Average depth means it’s more comparable whilst also using multiple depths to easily visualise & more accurate

  Systematic sampling at each site means enough data was gathered to draw a detailed cross profile

  Same day means I can compare
• Assess the effectiveness of your Presentation Technic, in your Physical Geography enquiry

  Cross sections - effective, easy to visualise and compare at each site. Can easily link to our hypothesis & Bradshaw model and shows both river depth and width

  However, scale was initially confusing and it takes a long time to draw all diagrams

  To improve, we should take photos and used a cross profile template
• Identify a potential risk and explain how it was reduced

  Slipping & drowning - wearing wellies or shoes with grips, groups means somebody can get help

  Weils disease - wounds covered and gloves worn to prevent contact with water
• Explain how data presentation technique used can help interpret the data

  Combining depth and width means I can easily draw detailed cross profiles for each site. Can also work out volume. Easy to see changes and compare

  river dean brook gets wider & deeper, meaning it matches bradshaw model
• Justify use of map/sketch/photo

  Map - data all in one place, can be hard to read, shows location of enquiry & all sites. Also shows land use & relief which may affect results

  Sketches - quick, visual
• Anomalies

  • Lead to inaccurate results
  • Difficult to identify so methods aren’t changed leading to more inaccurate data
  • Inaccurate analysis, esp when calculating averages
• To what extent did data collected Allow you to reach a valid conclusion?

  1. Some
  2. Reach a valid conclusion (state the conclusion)
  3. 3 cross profiles at different sites to compare
  4. To increase validity, visit more sites or use systematic sampling but takes too long & not doable in a day
  5. Combine with classmates to create more cross profiles, reducing risk of anomalies and increasing reliability
  6. Data collection might not be accurate - human error, difficult to identify
  7. Did match Bradshaw model so suggests it’s accurate