Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can present qualitative and quantitative air pollution data.
Key learning 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.
- Emoji icons can be used to show the strength of agreement or favourability.
Keywords
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 misconception
The colours geographers use in their data presentation are always randomly chosen.
The colours geographers use are often associated with social conventions such as red being negative and green being positive.
Teacher tip
To better grasp the concept of choropleth shading, show students applied examples that they may see regularly such as rainfall maps in weather forecasts.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
A period where human activity has a major impact on Earth
The release of CO₂ into the air from burning fuels
The variety of living species in an area
Q2.Cutting down forests reduces , which is vital for absorbing carbon dioxide.
Q3.Why is the loss of biodiversity a concern?
Q4.Which of these is an example of human impact on the atmosphere?
Q5.What is meant by 'carbon footprint'?
Q6.Why is the term 'Anthropocene' useful to geographers?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions:
Data that is made up of words
Data that is made up of numbers
Darker colour shows greater density of something
Using colours based on shared ideas (e.g. red = bad)
Q2.Which of these is a qualitative form of data?
Q3.Why do geographers use both qualitative and quantitative data?
Q4.Why might geographers choose red to represent high pollution on a map?
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