1. Collecting data about local population LO: Understand what GIS is Describe the population of a local area Use Census data to access this information Understand how Census data sets work

2. How could you undertake geographical research into the local area? Paper 1 Geographical enquiry skills

3. Ways in which you could find out about the local area: Census data Collecting and annotating photos and satellite images Using the internet (here you need to consider the reliability of the source) Using GIS

4. GIS GIS stands for 'Geographic Information System', and refers to the use of a computer, a digital map and associated geographic data, along with a range of tools to help visualise, explore and question the data.

5. What is GIS? A popular question on exam is 'What is GIS and how can you use this to.....?’ Remember: Google maps is part of GIS. If you forget what GIS is then try to think of Google maps and how you would use it and what possible things you can do e.g. ticking a box to add road maps on etc

8. The advs and disadvs of GIS

9. Collecting and presenting census data Census data is information about the population that is collected by a survey. This data is collected every 10 years in the UK. The last census was conducted in 2011. To retrieve information from the most recent census you should: Go to a census database website e.g. the UK’s neighbourhood statistics Type in the area name or postcode of the area you want to find out about and choose from a list of statistics. For example you could click on a link to show the age structure of the population in an area e.g. east Devon. The census database can allow you to compare the age structure of east Devon to the country average for England.

10. What is a census An official count of the population including details of age, sex, occupation etc.

11. The UK Census Census statistics help paint a picture of the nation and how we live. They provide a detailed snapshot of the population and its characteristics, and underpin funding allocation to provide public services Website you can use to collect this data for the UK- Office of National statistics: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html You need to be able to quote actual websites in an exam answer

12. Data from the UK censusUK census Geographical skill: Compare the population pyramid for London with that of East Devon (3)

13. Data from the UK censusUK census

14. Data from the UK censusUK census

15. The census from around the world The Jedi census in Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6o- h0I_GI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6o- h0I_GI Ivory Coast- how to get date of birth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh6o- h0I_GI

16. The US census http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/

21. Local population pyramids

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23. Task: Investigating a local area Go to the ArcGIS website and locate your neighbourhood. Compare the census data about population structure for your neighbourhood to the data for the school’s neighbourhood. What do you notice? Can you suggest any reasons for the patterns you have seen?

24. Use the National Statistics website to investigate further information from the census Select two local area in the UK Compare them for the criteria you have chosen What do you notice? http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html

25. Example of a paper 1 (geographical skills question) Describe the research that you would carry out to investigate the growth of Swanage and changes to its population. (6)

28. Investigation skills