Lesson 3.4.3

3.4.3 Numerical skills Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. What mathematical term describes a comparison between two different quantities?

    • Range
    • Percentage
    • Mean
    • Ratio

  2. In geographical skills, what term refers to the overall size or scale of a value?

    • Frequency
    • Magnitude
    • Median
    • Variance

  3. What term describes how often a particular value occurs in a data set?

    • Magnitude
    • Percentage
    • Frequency
    • Proportion

  4. What statistical measure compares a single part of a data set to the whole?

    • Range
    • Ratio
    • Proportion
    • Frequency

  5. What is the area of a rectangle measuring 5 km by 3 km?

    • 30 km2
    • 15 km2
    • 16 km2
    • 8 km2

  6. Which statement about units is correct?

    • 1 km = 100 m
    • 1 km = 1,000 m
    • 1 km = 10,000 m
    • 1 km = 10 m

  7. What term refers to the total number of items or measurements collected in fieldwork?

    • Sampling frame
    • Control group
    • Data interval
    • Sample size

  8. What is the main benefit of increasing the sample size during geography fieldwork?

    • Reduces accuracy
    • Speeds up collection
    • Increases bias
    • Increases reliability

  9. A 1.5 km length is shown on a map at 1:25,000. How long is the line on the map?

    • 6 cm
    • 60 cm
    • 0.6 cm
    • 3 cm

  10. A population of 4,500 lives in an area of 9 km2. What is the population density?

    • 4,050 per km2
    • 50 per km2
    • 500 per km2
    • 0.002 per km2

  11. Which ratio shows 25 boys to 20 girls in simplest form?

    • 4:5
    • 25:20
    • 5:4
    • 1:1

  12. A sample has a 1 in 4 chance of being selected. What is this as a percentage?

    • 4%
    • 40%
    • 75%
    • 25%

  13. Which sample size at a fieldwork site provides the most representative data?

    • 1 reading
    • 5 readings
    • 50 readings
    • 0 readings

  14. A river is 12 m wide at one point and 4 m wide at another. What is the ratio of widest to narrowest, in simplest form?

    • 1:3
    • 12:4
    • 3:1
    • 2:1

  15. A sample of 40 river pebbles has a mean length of 6 cm. What is their total length?

    • 6 cm
    • 2.4 cm
    • 240 cm
    • 46 cm

  16. In a pie chart, a sector of 90 degrees represents what fraction of the whole?

    • 1/3
    • 1/4
    • 1/2
    • 1/10

  17. Why is a questionnaire survey of only three people considered unreliable?

    • Sample too small
    • Questions too complex
    • Sample too large
    • Data too quantitative

  18. What is the mean of 4, 6, 8 and 10?

    • 8
    • 6
    • 7
    • 28

  19. How does measurement error during fieldwork affect the final conclusions drawn?

    • Increases reliability
    • Improves precision
    • Eliminates bias
    • Reduces accuracy

  20. Which feature helps show that a difference is caused by the variable being studied?

    • A larger map scale
    • A control group
    • A bigger pie chart
    • A random colour choice

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