Year 9 - Geography
Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data
Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?
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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 present qualitative and quantitative air pollution data.
Key Notes
- Qualitative data can be presented in interesting ways, such as word clouds and proportional speech bubbles.
- Choropleth shading on a map can be used to show the level of air pollution.
- Emoji icons can be used to show the strength of agreement or favourability.
Vocabulary To Learn
- qualitative data: data that is made up of words
- quantitative data: data that is made up of numbers
- choropleth shading: a form of shading that uses one colour where the greatest density of something is shown by the darkest shade of that colour
- social shading: using colour conventions in data presentation to represent certain ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The colours geographers use in their data presentation are always randomly chosen.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Qualitative data can be presented in interesting ways, such as word clouds and proportional speech bubbles. Choropleth shading on a map can be used to show the level of air pollution.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'qualitative data'
data that is made up of words.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: The colours geographers use in their data presentation are always randomly chosen. Correction: The colours geographers use are often associated with social conventions such as red being negative and green being positive.
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: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting 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
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