0460.10.6.72 — quadrats: past paper questions
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- 0460/41 · October/November 2024 · Q2e(i)[1]
The results of three interview questions are shown in Table 2.3 (Insert). Use the results to question 3 ‘If you think that coastal defences are needed, explain why’ to complete Fig. 2.5.
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The students’ conclusion was that Hypothesis 2: Coastal protection is important in the local area was true. Use evidence from the three questions shown in Table 2.3 to support this conclusion.
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Suggest why the answers to this question might conflict with the opinions of local residents that coastal defences are needed.
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To extend their fieldwork, one student investigated the different coastal defences used in the local area. Describe how they might do this fieldwork. Do not refer to a questionnaire or interview.
See it on the paper → - 0460/42 · May/June 2024 · Q1b(i)[1]
What is this piece of equipment called? Tick (3) your answer. anemometer callipers clinometer quadrat ruler
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Describe how students would use the equipment shown in Fig. 1.1 to measure the amount of vegetation cover.
See it on the paper → - 0460/41 · October/November 2021 · Q2b(i)[3]
Describe how the students used a quadrat to collect their results.
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What examiners said
It appeared that many candidates were unfamiliar with a quadrat as they did not use the photograph, or the information supplied in the question fully to describe a suitable method. Ideas such as ‘the photograph shows a quadrat placed on the beach’ would have scored one mark. Also, ‘the quadrat is divided into 100 squares’ which should have provided a clue about how to estimate percentages which ar...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0460/41 Q2(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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