Chelmsford County High School for Girls
A foundation grammar school and specialist college
Subjects
Geography - GCSE Resources
Coursework Information
We follow OCR syllabus for GCSE Geography (Syllabus A 1986).
Created by A. McKay & G.Hickman
Exemplary Coursework Examples
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- Show rivers info »
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- Show tourism info »
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Snowdonia 2007 Primary Data
- Hafod y Llan
- DyffynMaymbyr
- DyffynMaymbyr 2
- Glaslyn (middle course)
- Cwm Llan (upper course)
- Porthmadog
- Portmeirion
- Pwllheli
- Beddgelert
- Ogwen
Snowdonia 2006 Primary Data
- Cwm Llan (upper course) groups 1 - 3
- Cwm Llan (upper course) groups 4 - 6
- Portmeirion
- Beddgelert
- Porthmadog
- Tax disc (sphere of influence)
- Dyffyn Mymbyr 2006
Snowdonia 2005 Primary Data
- Farm Data
- Dyffryn Mymbry Farm
- Hafod ye Llan Farm
- Afon Glaslyn River Data
- Soil Test Data
- Portmerion Tourism Data
- Ogwen Tourism Data
- Beddgelert Tourism Data
- Criccieth Tourism Data
- Traffic Count
Snowdonia 2005 Photos
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- Show Lathcoats Farm info »
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Snowdonia 2004 photos are now on the school Intranet
Coursework Help Sheets
Presenting Your Data
- Photographs & Sketches (includes step by step helpsheet on drawing field sketches) Show info »
Photographs
- They can help set the scene in your Introduction, e.g. show some of the features of your study area.
- They can show how you collected your data, e.g. in the river.
- They can give examples to show what you mean, e.g. to show pebble sizes on a beach survey.
- They provide views of physical features which are being studied, e.g. cliffs, valleys or natural tourist attractions like waterfalls.
- They can show what different human features look like, e.g. types of shops, factories or different land uses in the countryside.
Photograph of Cross-Section 1 of the River Glaslyn
Field Sketches
You should include at least one field sketch in your coursework. Field sketches allow you to make a visual record of what you observed while you were doing your fieldwork. A field sketch has the advantage over a photograph in that it is easier for you to select what is significant from everything you are observing.
Sketch of Cross-Section 1 of the River Glaslyn
Tips
- Remember to include labels to highlight particular features that are significant to your study.
- State what site the picture was taken and give it a title.
- Be selective- it isn't necessary to use every photograph or sketch.
- Try to place your pictures next to the information about the site at which they were taken.
- Avoid placing pages of photos together in one place in the coursework.
- Graphs (information on a variety of graphs including line, bar and pie charts, scatter graphs, pictographs and kite diagrams) Show info »
Line graphs
The most common type of graph which is used to show changes over time, e.g. climate and weather features (but not rainfall), population data and production data (car output or crop yield).
Pie charts
These are ideal for showing the relative size of the different parts which make up the total, e.g. traffic counts (percentages of cars, buses, bikes & lorries) and land use (percentages of woodland, grassland & cropland).
Bar graphs
These can used to show totals as well as how the total is made up, e.g. rainfall and population age groups.
Pictographs/Pictograms
These are when pictures or symbols are used to represent the data.
Scatter graphs
These are used to show the relationship between two sets of data.
Triangular graphs
These are used to show data that can be divided into three parts.
Farming
Rivers
Tourism
Created by A.Hayler, M.Walker, A.McKay & G.Hickman