GCSE Geography - geographical investigations: Human & Physical

Explain one way the physical features of the urban area you studied influenced the land use of the inner/ central urban area.

• In St Albans, the land next to the River Ree is not open space because this area is likely to flood. The higher value land use (residential) is built on lower land away from the flood risk.

• In St Albans, the land next to the River Ver is open space because this area is likely to flood. The higher value land use (commercial) is built on higher land away from the flood risk.

• In St Albans, the land opposite to the River Ree is open space because this area is likely to flood. The higher value land use (commercial) is built on higher land away from the flood risk.

• In St Albans, the land next to the retail is open space because this area is likely to flood. The higher value land use (green spaces) is built on lower land away from the flood risk.

Construct an sketch map to explain your choice of sites for your investigation of change in an urban area.

Explain one way in which the secondary data you collected supported you urban geographical investigation.

• A map of St Albans was accessed on Digimaps for schools before data collection. This enabled us to select suitable roads (relatively straight, at least 1km and left the CBD) in order to see how the land use changed.

• A picture of St Albans was accessed on Digimaps for schools before data collection. This enabled us to select suitable paths (relatively straight, at least 1km and left the suburbs) in order to see how the land use changed.

• A map of St Albans was accessed on Digimaps for schools after data collection. This enabled us to select suitable roads (relatively straight, at least 1km and left the CBD) in order to see how the land use changed.

Explain one reason why you used a qualitative fieldwork method.

• An EQA was used to record the quality of the environment every 50m of the road. This was used to see the changes in the environmental quality. It's easy to complete, making it simple to get the work done

• photographs were used to take pictures every 200m of the road. This was used to seem the environmental quality and land use. Photos are visual, making it easier to compare the environmental quality of each location.

Explain one disadvantage of using photographs as the qualitative fieldwork method.

• It depend on what the climate is like. If it is raining then it would impact the photo because it would make the environmental quality look worse than on a sunny day.

• It depend on what the snow is like. If it is raining then it would impact the photo because it would make the environmental quality look worse than on a sunny day.

• It depend on what the weather is like. If it is raining then it would impact the photo because it would make the environmental quality look worse than on a sunny day.

Explain one limitation of the quantitative fieldwork method you used when investigating the river discharge.

Named quantitative fieldwork method = Flowmeter

• It also collects data even if the impellor isn't fully submerged, and so works when the water is really shallow.

• It can never collect data for rivers as it is not used as equipment to investigate rivers

• It can only collect data if the impellor is fully submerged, and so doesn't work when the water is too shallow.

What is the velocity equation?

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Explain one way you could have improved the quantitative fieldwork method (flowmeter)

Explain one way the qualitative fieldwork method you used supported your understanding of river landforms.

Named qualitative fieldwork method = annotated photographs

• A photograph can be taken of a land use (e.g. a meander). Annotations can then be added to highlight the key features, such as, a point bar formed by deposition.

• A photograph can be taken of a landform (e.g. a meander). Annotations can then be added to highlight the key features, such as, a point bar formed by deposition.

• An annotation can be taken of a land use (e.g. a meander). Annotations can then be added to highlight the key features, such as, a point bar formed by deposition.

• A photograph can be taken of a river basin (e.g. a meander). Annotations can then be added to highlight the key features, such as, a point bar formed by deposition.

Explain one way river processes might affect people living in the catchment area of the river you studied.

• Flooding could occur in the lower course of the River Chess, where the river is wider and deeper as a result of greater erosion. This could impact local farms due to ruined crops, as well as the local population as recreational land could become inaccessible.

• Flooding could occur in the middle course of the River Chess, where the river is wider and deeper as a result of greater erosion. This could impact local farms due to ruined crops, as well as the local population as recreational land could become inaccessible.

• Flooding could occur in the lower course of the River Cole, where the river is wider and deeper as a result of greater erosion. This could impact local farms due to ruined crops, as well as the local population as recreational land could become inaccessible.

• Flooding could occur in the upper course of the River Chess, where the river is wider and deeper as a result of greater erosion. This could impact local farms due to ruined crops, as well as the local population as recreational land could become inaccessible.