Year 9 - Geography
Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data
Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about how humans have affected our world by looking at environmental issues such as plastic pollution and the impact of fossil fuel use. The unit leads pupils to question whether we are in a new geological epoch.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to collect data about air pollution as part of a fieldwork enquiry.
Key Notes
- Though most air pollution is not visible to the naked eye, particulate matter can be captured using simple methods.
- Questionnaires are a good way of gauging public opinion about an issue.
- Secondary data can support the primary data that is collected in the field.
Vocabulary To Learn
- particulate matter: tiny particles held in the air such as dust, ash and soot
- primary data: data that is collected by geographers themselves in the field
- secondary data: data that has been collected by someone else but not necessarily an expert in that topic area
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Secondary data has to have been collected by an expert in the data and the topic area.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Though most air pollution is not visible to the naked eye, particulate matter can be captured using simple methods. Questionnaires are a good way of gauging public opinion about an issue.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'particulate matter'
tiny particles held in the air such as dust, ash and soot.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Secondary data has to have been collected by an expert in the data and the topic area. Correction: Though geographers often use secondary data that has been researched and produced by experts, it does not have to be: it can come from other students.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Alternative energy supplies Study Guide
- An introduction to the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Evidence of the Anthropocene Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data Study Guide
- Global governance Study Guide
- Our future climate Study Guide
- Phasing out fossil fuels Study Guide
- Plastic pollution Study Guide
- Sustainability: A new way of living Study Guide
- The human impact on ecosystems Study Guide
- The impact of consumption Study Guide
- Threats to oceans Study Guide
Browse all guides in the Year 9 Geography guide library.