Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

What you'll learn

How to plan, carry out and evaluate a geographical enquiry.

The enquiry process

1. Hypothesis: a clear, testable statement.
2. Data collection: primary (fieldwork) and secondary sources; choose a sampling method.
3. Presentation: suitable graphs, maps and a transect.
4. Analysis and conclusion using data.
5. Evaluation: limitations and improvements.

Map skills

• Grid references and contour lines on OS maps.

Exam tips

• Justify methods and sampling choices.
• Always evaluate reliability.

Common mistakes

• Untestable hypotheses.
• Unsuitable graphs for the data.