To what extent is the quality of life different in Stratford and Kensington?
NEA – quality of life
To what extent is the quality of life different in Stratford and Kensington?
Introduction and Hypothesis:
Hypothesis – socially and environmentally these places are very different
To examine income opportunities in two areas
- Data to collect – income in each area / house prices in each area
- Data to collect – crime rates / people survey (EXPERIENCES, HAPPINESS, ETC)
- Data to collect – Environmental quality survey / noise pollution (DECIBEL METER ON PHONE)
- Kensington High Street – London
- Stratford High Street – London
Quality of life – survey:
- Kensington High Street – London
- Stratford High Street – London
Evaluation:
Urban Environmental Quality Survey:
- Kensington High Street – London
- Stratford High Street – London
Evaluation:
Primary quantitative data – January 2022 – crime rate:
- Kensington HS
- Stratford HS
https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/crime/e152fy
Compare the average of months in two areas – https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/recorded_crime_summary
(Choose Two crimes and compare)
Evaluation:
Gross Domestic Product – 1998 to 2019:
- Kensington – 68,972
- Stratford – 22,524
Evaluation:
Air pollution rate:
Collected – qualitative
Found – quantitative
https://www.londonair.org.uk/london/asp/annualmaps.asp
- Kensington – W8
- Stratford – E15
Compare found and collected and write criticism
Evaluation:
Noise pollution rate:
- Kensington – W8
- Stratford – E15
Evaluation:
Perception and experience survey:
- Kensington High street
- Stratford High Street
Evaluation:
Google maps photographs:
Evaluation:
Bibliography:
(Websites to help and marking:
What is it?
An essential part of geographical study is the collection of primary and secondary data and information to investigate a specific aspect of a geographical process or pattern.
You must choose an enquiry question linked to any of the compulsory or optional content of the specification, so it may be based on physical geography or human geography or a combination of both. You must ensure that your enquiry choice is of a manageable scale so that you can carry out primary data collection through fieldwork and that useable secondary data is available.
There is a very high degree of independent work expected by the examiners, so teachers and other experts have restrictions of the amount of help and guidance that they are allowed to give you.
The Independent Investigation is worth 20% of the total A level: You will write a 3,000 – 4,000 word structured report based on fieldwork and secondary information.
Stages of work
Stage 1: Think of and research an enquiry question, aim and hypothesis. Read textbooks and other academic literature, especially recent material that is relevant to your chosen geographical topic and enquiry and also the small area(s) where you will carry out the research.
Stage 2: Design research methodology – ensure that you include both quantitative and qualitative data collection using relevant techniques, equipment, and sampling methods (random, systematic, and stratified) to ensure the greatest accuracy and lowest bias of the data.
Stage 3: Carry out the fieldwork and collect your data. Present primary and secondary data using a range of suitable diagrams, maps, graphs, visual material, and statistical techniques.
Stage 4: Write your analysis and explanation of the results that you have discovered; link the analysis to your data presentation and primary and secondary evidence. Make sure that you keep your enquiry question (your purpose) and hypotheses clearly in mind when writing.
Stage 5: Write a conclusion using your knowledge and understanding of the topic(s), including relevant theories and concepts, and your interpretation of the results from the primary and secondary data.
Stage 6: Write an evaluation that critically examined the data, such as the reliability, accuracy, validity and relevance of both primary and secondary data. Examine links between the conclusions of the investigation and wider geography, such as the extent to which the patterns found are the same or similar to elsewhere. Suggest what further research could be completed to overcome the weaknesses of the investigation or to expand the research.
Websites:
https://www.rgs.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=882a6e79-5e28-4667-a753-17d26cec8c19&lang=en-GB
