Paper 3 - Revision Lesson 4 - Human Investigation - Urban Area - BGA.pptx

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1. Paper 3: Topic 2 Geographical Investigations - Human Landscapes

2. SECTION A: Question 1: Investigating Physical Landscapes (River Landscapes) SECTION B: Question 3: Investigating Human Landscapes (Central/Inner urban area) SECTION C: - Question 5: UK Challenges. Paper 3: DO NOT ANSWER QUESTION 2 & 4: Q2: Investigating Physical Landscapes (coasts) Q4: Investigating Human Landscapes (Rural Settlements) Total Marks for Paper 3 = 48

3. How much do you know? Investigating Human Landscapes (Central/Urban Area): Results/Evaluation

4. Evaluation = consider the success of your study by reviewing the data collection methods and data presentation techniques, as well as the validity of your results. You need to consider: How successful each method/technique was. The value of the method/technique in providing/presenting appropriate data. How the method/technique could have been improved. How the method/technique has impacted on the study as a whole. What is Evaluation?

5. Evaluation What went well during your fieldwork? What did not go so well during your fieldwork? What would you change if you had to do it again? What factors had an influence on your results? (Time of day, weather, day of the week/season?) TASK: Revisit what you did on your fieldwork and write down some answers to the following questions. You could get asked this in your exam!

6. Data Collection Evaluation – Pedestrian Counts WWW: We were able to see that Hinckley street had fewer pedestrians than the other 3 venues , as a result of it being unregenerated . This therefore matches our hypothesis. EBI: Method could be improved by working in pairs – one person counting the pedestria ns and another recording the tally. Therefore, we are less likely to miss some pedestrians out or double count. The time we carried out our pedestrian survey was midday; therefore, we missed the ‘rush hour’ when people were travelling to and from Birmingham. Our results

7. Data Collection Evaluation – Traffic Counts WWW: We were able to count cars quite accurately as there was not much traffic going through all of the areas due to the time of the day. EBI: Some areas did not have any traffic going through them due to those areas (Brindley Place and Centenary Square) being pedestrianised. Therefore, it may be ideal to choose different locations. At New Street station the only traffic we counted was a number of taxis parked up that moved. To make traffic counts more useful, we could change the time of the day we conducted the count.

8. Data Collection Evaluation – Environmental Quality Survey EBI: There was some differentiation in what people scored each area of Birmingham. Therefore, our data was slightly different. Next time, we need to make sure we all have the same person conducting the survey each time to make sure it is consistent. WWW: 1. The environmental quality surveys conducted highlighted that the areas of regeneration had positively impacted local people as the areas that were regenerated scored higher on our environmental quality survey. 2. The environmental quality surveys were easy to conduct and were not impacted by time of day.

9. Data Collection Evaluation – Field Sketches WWW: 1. We were able to conduct field sketches for each location, which were able to show an up-to-date image of the location. EBI: We did more detailed drawings of the area, each of our drawings looked completely different, some didn’t even look like the area we were drawing. In future, it would be easier for the same person in each group to do the field sketch to make our results more accurate.

10. Data Collection Evaluation – Land Use Survey WWW: 1. We were clearly able to see how regeneration has impacted each area and what the land is used for in this location. EBI: We used separate maps to conduct the land use survey, as it got very confusing to read after the 4 th location, which could have hindered our results. We compared our land use surveys to secondary data as in some instances we did not know what each building was used for, particularly in Hinckley Street, where buildings were disused.

11. Results How accurate and reliable were your results? Accuracy = the degree of errors in the data collection. What errors occurred that might impact on the results. To what extent were results accurate? What improvements to accuracy can be made? How can we test the accuracy? Reliability = the consistency of results and conclusions (overtime). How reliable were the results? What improvements to reliability can be made?

12. Investigating Human Landscapes (Central/Urban Area): Overall Conclusion

13. Human: ‘How has the regeneration of Birmingham City Centre impacted the local people?’ Conclusion – should answer this question! (What did you find out from your fieldwork/data?) Conclusion:

14. Investigating Human Landscapes (Central/Urban Area): Exam Practice:

15. Study Figures 3a and 3b in the resource booklet. Using both Figures 3a and 3b, assess the conclusions that might be drawn from this urban investigation. [8 Marks] Figure 3a

16. You have studied an urban area as part of your fieldwork. Assess the extent to which your conclusions answered the enquiry questions. [8 Marks]