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Presenting geographical data
I can present quantitative and qualitative data and use maps to present spatial data.
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- Year 11
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Presenting geographical data
I can present quantitative and qualitative data and use maps to present spatial data.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Quantitative data can be presented using a variety of graphs and charts.
- Qualitative data can be presented using a variety of text based graphics.
- Geographers frequently use maps to show how data varies spatially.
Keywords
Discrete data - data in which each field is unconnected to, and does not affect, the data in any other field
Continuous data - data that is connected to values before and after it in sequence
Spatial data - data that can vary according to where it is collected
Common misconception
Geographers present data to make it look more attractive.
Geographers present data so that it becomes more meaningful. It allows geographers to see patterns and relationships in the data that will help them answer their enquiry question.
Using geography textbooks, ask students to identify by name some of the data presentation techniques they can see. Some students may even be able to suggest data presentation methods for data that is given in its raw form in tables.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a sampling strategy?
What is a sampling strategy?
An imaginary line along which data is collected.
The number of individual pieces of data studied in an enquiry.
A plan that outlines how exactly data will be recorded.
Q2.The collection of physical data tends to focus on the and the quality of the land.
The collection of physical data tends to focus on the and the quality of the land.
Q3.Which of these would not count as a collection of physical geographical data?
Which of these would not count as a collection of physical geographical data?
Recording different infiltration rates in soil.
Measuring the height of a cliff face.
Comparing the size of river bedload.
Q4.A is an imaginary line along which data might be collected.
A is an imaginary line along which data might be collected.
Q5.Match the sampling strategy to an example.
Match the sampling strategy to an example.
Q6.What are advantages of choosing a number of sampling locations?
What are advantages of choosing a number of sampling locations?
The geographer has a back up in case one location does not have the right data.
The geographer gets to see more of the area they are surveying.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is discrete data?
What is discrete data?
Data that can be placed into more than one category.
Data where the categories change depending on the location.
Data where the categories are unclear at the start of the data collection.
Q2.Data presentation is not about making data look attractive, it is about presenting it ...
Data presentation is not about making data look attractive, it is about presenting it ...
amusingly.
impressively.
technically.
Q3.Which of these can not be used to present qualitative data?
Which of these can not be used to present qualitative data?
Venn diagram
Quote bank sector
Word cloud
Q4.Match the map style to the description.
Match the map style to the description.
