Study the map showing tectonic hazards

Skills – Maps in New Zealand.

Questions
Which one of the following statements
is true? (1 mark)
A All earthquakes are found along a
plate margin.
B Earthquakes and volcanoes are
evenly spread across New Zealand.
C Volcanoes and earthquakes only
take place on land.
D The majority of volcanoes occur in
a line through the central part of North
Island.

How much movement will there be

along plate margin Z in 100 years? (1
mark)
A 47 millimetres
B 47 centimetres
C 4.7 metres
D 47 metres
 Skills – Line Graph

Study the graph showing the area Questions

of Arctic sea ice each September 1. Describe how the area of Arctic sea ice
between 1979 and 2016. has changed. (3 marks).

2. Explain why a line graph has been chosen

to present this data. (2 marks)
Study the map showing
global forest cover. Skills – Choropleth Map

Question Skills Challenge

Which one of the following statements is true? (1 mark) 1. What are the
A Most of the world’s forests are situated between the Tropic of advantages of
Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. using a choropleth
B The greatest amount of deforestation has occurred in North and map to present
South America. data?
C A high proportion of the original forest cover has been removed 2. Are there any
in Africa and Europe. disadvantages?
D Most of the original forest cover in south and east Asia still
remains today.
Skills – Bar and Line Graph Question
Which one of the following
statements is true? (1 mark)
A Annual deforestation
was over 15,000 sq km in
every year between 1994 and
2005.
B The highest level of
deforestation was in 1995
and the lowest level was in
2012.
C The percentage of land
protected increased by
approximately 20% between
1994 and 2013.
D Annual deforestation
decreased every year
Study the graph showing Skills Challenge between 2004 and 2013.
annual deforestation and 1. What are the advantages of
land protected in the using this graph to present
Amazon rainforest of this data?
Brazil between 1994 and 2. Are there any
2013. disadvantages?
Questions
1. Name one Asian or
Skills – Choropleth Map
Middle Eastern Study the map showing the risk
country with a to food security in 2013.
significant risk to food
security. (1 mark)
2. How many South
American countries for
which data is shown
have a moderate risk to
food security? (1
mark)
3. Describe the
distribution of
countries with a
significant risk to food
security seen on the
map. (2 marks) Skills Challenge
1. What are the advantages of using a choropleth
map to present data?
2. Are there any disadvantages?
 Skills – Maps
Study the map showing
world’s ten happiest
populations and the ten
unhappiest in 2015.

Figure 9 uses a scale of 0–

10 with the higher the
score, the happier the
people.

Questions
1. Which country has the highest happiest score? (1 mark)

2. Calculate the difference in score between the happiest and unhappiest

populations shown in Figure 9. (1 mark)

3. Using Figure 9 and your own knowledge, explain how inequalities in the supply
of resources influence social well-being. (3 marks)
Study the map showing the total
amount of water available per Skills – Choropleth Map
person in Africa in 2010.

What was the total amount of water

per person in Ethiopia in 2010?
(Measured in cubic meters per
person per year)
A Less than 1000
B 1000 - 2500
C 2501 – 10,000
D 10,001 – 25,000

Challenge
1. Can you give an example of a
business/company that might use
a choropleth map in the business?
2. Explain how they might use this
as a form of data presentation.
 Skills – Pie Charts
Pie charts showing deforestation in Borneo, a country in south east
Asia between 1980 and 2020 (estimate).

Complete the pie chart for 2020 using the Challenge

following data: Can you describe what has
happened to the rate of
Rainforest 35% deforestation in Borneo since
Deforested area 65% 1980?
 Skills –
Choropleth
Map
Complete the map to show
the origin of visitors from
the following places:
South East 18%

Wales 2%

Challenge
1. What are the advantages of
using a choropleth map to
present data?
2. Are there any disadvantages?
Study the map showing the
percentage of electricity from Skills – Choropleth Map
hydroelectric power in Africa.

What is the percentage of

electricity from hydroelectric
power in Mauritania?
A 30 – 49%
B 50 – 69%
C 70 – 84%
D 85 – 100%

Challenge
Describe the distribution of
countries in Africa where the
percentage of electricity from
hydroelectric power is 85% or
more.
 Skills – Bar Chart
Tasks
1. Complete the graph for Dartmoor using the data
below.
December rainfall 210 mm

2. Calculate the difference in rainfall between

Dartmoor and London in January.
Answer =
Skills – Divided Bar Graph
The data collected below shows employment
structure of a UK town.

Complete the divided bar graph by

plotting the data below:

Primary (%) 5

Secondary (%) 25

Tertiary (%) 70

Challenge
1. What other methods could be used to present this
data?
2. What other examples of data could be presented
using a divided bar graph?
Skills – Statistics
Calculate the following using
the stream flow data:

Mean 5.0

Median

Mode

Range
 Skills – Data Presentation
Task: Annotate this image to show a minimum of 5 human features
 Task: Label the 7 continents and 5 oceans

1
5 5
3

2
Task
Complete the isoline for 100
pedestrians on the map below. Skills – Isoline Maps
 Skills – Measuring distance on a map

Study the maps

showing the
location of the
Cambridge
Science Park in
the UK.

Task
Measure the direct distance between the Cambridge Science Park and junction 14 of
the M11.
Answer =
Study the map showing the
percentage of population that Skills – Choropleth Map
was undernourished in Africa in
2014.

What percentage of the

population in Chad was
undernourished in 2014?
A 5 - 14.9%
B 15 – 24.9%
C 25 – 35%
D More than 35%

Challenge
1. What are the advantages of
using a choropleth map to
present data?
2. Are there any
disadvantages?
 Skills – Proportional Circle Map
Study the map below showing traffic fatalities in the USA (by state) in
2009?

Task
1. Name this type of map.
Answer =

2. How many traffic

fatalities were there in the
state of Wyoming in 2009?
A 52
B 103
C 187
D 248
E 503
 Skills – Data presentation
The two sets of data above were
collected by students who were
carrying out a
geographical enquiry about
traffic problems in a town
centre.

The following four methods

were considered for presenting
the data shown above:
Which method (A, B, C or D) would be most suitable A Pie chart
for presenting each set of data: B Line graph
Car ownership in Because… C Proportional symbol map
the town D Flow line map

How people Because…

travelled to the
town centre