Year 7 - Geography
Fieldwork: Presenting survey data
Geography: what makes a geographer?
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Unit Summary
Pupils will use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world. Pupils will focus in on specific places to develop an awareness of how geographers examine place. OS maps and GIS will be used alongside fieldwork to build pupils' procedural knowledge.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to present survey data using a range of data presentation techniques.
Key Notes
- Fieldwork data can be presented using graphs and maps.
- Where a comparison is needed, the data presentation technique needs to allow any comparison to be seen.
- Spatial data is best shown on a map.
- All graphs need a title and labelled axis so that they can be read easily.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Data presentation: Data presentation is the graphical way that data is shown to help the reader better understand it.
- Spatial data: Spatial data is data that has a distinct location associated with it.
- Bar chart: A bar chart is a form of data presentation where bars are drawn to represent the size of a piece of data.
- Radial graph: A radial graph is a type of data presentation in which scaled data can be presented.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The purpose of data presentation is to make the data more attractive.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Fieldwork data can be presented using graphs and maps. Where a comparison is needed, the data presentation technique needs to allow any comparison to be seen.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'Data presentation'
Data presentation is the graphical way that data is shown to help the reader better understand it.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The purpose of data presentation is to make the data more attractive. Correction: The purpose of data presentation is to allow geographers to identify patterns and relationships in the data.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Different map projections Study Guide
- Features of an OS map Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning and collecting survey data Study Guide
- Four and Six Figure Grid References Study Guide
- Geography in secondary school Study Guide
- Latitude and longitude Study Guide
- Locational knowledge of the world Study Guide
- Scale and distance on OS maps Study Guide
- Showing height and relief on OS maps Study Guide
- Using a GIS to locate and analyse places around the world Study Guide
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