Lesson Y9-U05-L04

Collecting Quantitative Data Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 17

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U05-L04, Collecting Quantitative Data: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 17: Year 9: Thinking Like a Geographer: Fieldwork and Geographical Enquiry, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What type of data is recorded as counts or measurements?

    • Quantitative data
    • Qualitative data
    • Secondary data
    • Primary data

  2. Which of these is an example of qualitative data?

    • Written description
    • River width
    • Traffic count
    • Temperature reading

  3. What is a measurable factor that can change in fieldwork?

    • A variable
    • An anomaly
    • A sample
    • A hypothesis

  4. Which instrument is used to measure the width of a river channel?

    • Thermometer
    • Tape measure
    • Rain gauge
    • Barometer

  5. What does a reliable fieldwork method produce when repeated?

    • Higher cost
    • More bias
    • Same result
    • New variables

  6. Why do geographers take repeat readings at each site?

    • To save time
    • To increase bias
    • To calculate averages
    • To create anomalies

  7. Calculate the mean of the readings 10 cm, 12 cm and 14 cm.

    • 12 cm
    • 36 cm
    • 10 cm
    • 14 cm

  8. Three counts of cars were 38, 52 and 39. What is the mean count?

    • 52 cars per 5 minutes
    • 38 cars per 5 minutes
    • 43 cars per 5 minutes
    • 129 cars per 5 minutes

  9. In a set of river readings, which term describes a value far from the others?

    • The variable
    • The sample
    • An anomaly
    • The mean

  10. Why is a clear written method essential for fieldwork?

    • To eliminate weather
    • To allow replication
    • To reduce equipment weight
    • To speed up walking

  11. Why are numbers easier to compare than written descriptions?

    • They are always right
    • They take no time
    • They are objective
    • They have no units

  12. What is the mean of the depth readings 8 cm, 10 cm and 12 cm?

    • 8 cm
    • 10 cm
    • 30 cm
    • 12 cm

  13. Which of these is an example of quantitative measurement?

    • Nice breeze
    • Cloudy skies
    • Warm weather
    • 14 degrees Celsius

  14. What major problem arises from taking only one reading on a single rainy day?

    • Low reliability
    • High accuracy
    • Systematic sampling
    • Zero bias

  15. Which method description provides the highest reliability?

    • Quick casual glances
    • Single daily estimate
    • Unplanned observations
    • Timed repeated counts

  16. A river speed was measured at 0.6 m/s, 0.7 m/s and 0.8 m/s. What is the mean speed?

    • 0.8 m/s
    • 2.1 m/s
    • 0.7 m/s
    • 0.6 m/s

  17. Why is a step-by-step method essential in geographical fieldwork?

    • Speeds up transport
    • Ensures data repeatability
    • Removes sample cost
    • Guarantees sunny weather

  18. Why must geographers always record units when collecting data?

    • To stop random errors
    • To increase the sample
    • To make notes longer
    • To clarify exact meaning

  19. Why might repeat readings still be unreliable in geographical fieldwork?

    • Always accurate
    • Sample size
    • Poor method
    • Too many numbers

  20. What is the mean of 20, 22 and 24?

    • 20
    • 66
    • 22
    • 24

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