Geographical skills · Both
Graphs, Data & Fieldwork
You must present and interpret data, and understand how fieldwork enquiries are designed and evaluated.
Describing graphs
• Overall trend (increase / decrease / fluctuate)
• Highest and lowest values
• Anomalies
• Use data figures in your description
Fieldwork process
1. Aim / hypothesis
2. Location choice and sampling method
3. Data collection (primary / secondary)
4. Presentation and analysis
5. Conclusions and evaluation (accuracy, reliability, improvements)
Worked example
Why evaluate fieldwork methods?
Solution: To judge how reliable the results are and how the method could be improved if repeated.
Practice questions
1. Name three things to mention when describing a graph.
2. What comes after data collection in an enquiry?