1. Gathering and Processing Techniques
Enquiry Skills
Gathering and Processing Techniques

2. Gathering Techniques
Gathering techniques allow us to find out information.
There are many different gathering techniques that you could be asked to use in your exam. Take note of any information in italics, these are likely exam questions

3. Observing and Recording
Field sketching
Drawing a picture of the area you are looking at. River valleys, urban land use, settlement.
Observing and Recording
Looking and noting features. Weather factors, traffic, land use, age of buildings
Extracting Information
Looking carefully at the table/diagram/article you are given. Satellite photos, climate graphs, newspaper articles, census data, land uses.

4. Extracting information from maps
This is always the first question, you should look at: height, aspect, farming, industry, landforms. Old maps especially; former land use and industries.
Questionnaires
To gather information and opinions in the field. Sphere of influence, effects of industry, land use conflict
Interviewing
Asking a range of people for their opinions. Sphere of influence, industrial change, the weather, views on trade and aid.

5. Processing Techniques
Processing techniques are used to alter any gathered information and present it.
A processing technique should make information easier to use and understand.
Information is normally changed into graphs, tables, maps or diagrams.

6. Graphs
Graphs are one of the most common ways of presenting information. You should be able to create the following:
Climate graph
Bar graphs
Multiple line graph
Line graph
Divided bar graph
Scatter graph
Pie-graph/chart
Population Pyramid

7. You may also be asked to alter/add to/look at information already on a diagram/map
Cross sections
Annotating diagrams
Transects
This is a side on view of the land, it shows the shape of the land
Add labels to diagram etc. to point out features or add more information
This is a cross section which shows features. Shows the link between relief and land use
Normally shown on top of a map. Information such as; land use, population distribution, migration, movement of goods
Recording information on maps

8. And finally…. Tabulating Rose Diagram
Turning available information into a table to compare results/places.
Rose Diagram
Compares the amount of something in different compass directions, normally wind direction.