Lesson Y9-U05-L05

Collecting Qualitative Data Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 17

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U05-L05, Collecting Qualitative 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 term describes non-numerical information about feelings and qualities?

    • Quantitative data
    • Secondary data
    • Anomalous data
    • Qualitative data

  2. Which of these answers the question 'what is it like?' rather than 'how many?'

    • Mean data
    • Qualitative data
    • Quantitative data
    • Anomaly data

  3. Which of these is an example of quantitative data?

    • An interview transcript
    • A questionnaire comment
    • A photo of a street
    • Traffic count of 320

  4. What is an environmental quality survey (EQS) used for?

    • Calculating population density
    • Counting vehicle numbers
    • Measuring river velocity
    • Scoring place appearance

  5. Which method best gathers opinions from many shoppers quickly?

    • Unstructured interview
    • Structured questionnaire
    • Environmental survey
    • Random observation

  6. Which method best captures one person's detailed experiences?

    • Systematic sampling
    • Closed questionnaire
    • In-depth interview
    • Traffic tally count

  7. What makes a questionnaire question biased?

    • Using a numbered scale
    • Leading the respondent
    • Asking about age
    • Being too short

  8. What feature makes a questionnaire question fair and unbiased?

    • Single choice
    • Leading words
    • Neutral scale
    • Closed questions

  9. Why must an environmental quality survey use the exact same scale everywhere?

    • To speed up recording
    • To reduce sample size
    • To enable fair comparison
    • To eliminate all bias

  10. Site A scores 20/25 and Site B scores 8/25. Which site has higher quality?

    • Cannot be compared
    • Site A
    • Site B
    • Both are equal

  11. Why might two students give different EQS scores for the same street?

    • Calculations are wrong
    • Weather changes rapidly
    • Scoring is subjective
    • Equipment is faulty

  12. What primary type of information do interviews capture best during geographical fieldwork?

    • Mean averages
    • Rich detail
    • Grid references
    • Exact counts

  13. What is a key limitation of qualitative data collection?

    • Always biased
    • Easily averaged
    • It is subjective
    • Always numerical

  14. What type of questionnaire wording pushes respondents towards a specific answer?

    • Loaded words
    • Categorical terms
    • Open questions
    • Quantitative scales

  15. What type of data is collected when scoring feelings on a scale from 1 to 5?

    • Categorical data
    • Qualitative data
    • Primary text
    • Quantitative data

  16. Which fieldwork technique is best suited for recording what a place looks like visually?

    • Annotated photograph
    • Line graph
    • Flow-line map
    • Traffic count

  17. Why must environmental quality survey categories be carefully selected?

    • To measure clear aspects
    • To make surveys longer
    • To remove all opinions
    • To guarantee zero errors

  18. Why is qualitative data generally considered less reliable than quantitative data?

    • Personal judgements vary
    • Numbers are missing
    • Always recorded outdoors
    • Collected too quickly

  19. Which questionnaire feature allows respondents to reply in their own detailed words?

    • Scored scale
    • Tally chart
    • Open question
    • Closed question

  20. What is a major practical limitation of conducting detailed interviews in fieldwork?

    • Time-consuming process
    • Always mathematically invalid
    • Requires heavy rainfall
    • Too much equipment

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