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Year 11 Geography · The geographical inquiry process

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which is an example of primary data?
- ☐ (a) Census statistics
- ☐ (b) A pedestrian count you conducted
- ☐ (c) A government report
- ☐ (d) A published map
2. Which is the strongest inquiry question?
- ☐ (a) What is my town like?
- ☐ (b) Do people like parks?
- ☐ (c) Why is geography good?
- ☐ (d) How does land use change with distance from the CBD of [city]?
3. What is a hypothesis?
- ☐ (a) A testable prediction
- ☐ (b) A final conclusion
- ☐ (c) A type of map
- ☐ (d) A sampling site
4. Sampling at regular intervals along a line is called…
- ☐ (a) random sampling
- ☐ (b) stratified sampling
- ☐ (c) systematic sampling
- ☐ (d) opportunistic sampling
5. Why should conclusions acknowledge limitations?
- ☐ (a) To show the reliability and scope of the findings honestly
- ☐ (b) To make the report longer
- ☐ (c) Because data is always wrong
- ☐ (d) To avoid answering the question
6. Data collected by others, such as census data, is called ____ data.
7. Selecting a subset of sites or people to represent a population is called ____.
8. Pedestrian counts at 5 sites were 40, 35, 30, 20 and 15. What is the mean?

Answer sheet

1. A pedestrian count you conducted — Primary data is collected first-hand.
2. How does land use change with distance from the CBD of [city]? — It is specific, measurable and geographical.
3. A testable prediction — A hypothesis is tested by evidence.
4. systematic sampling — Systematic sampling uses regular intervals.
5. To show the reliability and scope of the findings honestly — Acknowledging limitations is part of rigorous inquiry.
6. secondary — Secondary data is collected by others.
7. sampling — Sampling makes data collection manageable.
8. 28 — (40 + 35 + 30 + 20 + 15) ÷ 5 = 140 ÷ 5 = 28.