GCSE COURSEWORK CHECKLIST

Use the following checklist to help you to

structure your coursework and to ensure that
you have covered all of the key

WHAT TO INCLUDE? DONE?

INTRODUCTION
• Background on National Parks and Dartmoor – include the talk by Willum
Montagne
• Explanation of the Sandford Principle (geographical concept)
• Hypothesis (the main hypothesis and your own hypothesis) and key questions
• Location maps and diagrams (ensure that at least one is hand drawn)
METHODOLOGY
• Explanation of how you collected the soil erosion data – include
diagrams/photos, if necessary
• Your questionnaire – why did you chose those questions?
• What secondary sources are you going to use?
• Data tables of your results
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
1. Haytor
• Annotated sketch of Haytor to show the human and physical processes
• Written explanation of the management strategies for the environment and
visitors at Haytor
• Annotated photograph(s)
• Environmental view score for Haytor
2. Pudsham Down
• Hand drawn cross sections of the erosion at each site
• Scatter graph to show the relationship between two variables (e.g. gradient
and average depth)
• Annotated photograph(s)/maps
• Describe and explain each of your graphs in as much detail as possible –
What do they show? Why do they show it?
3. Widecombe-in-the-Moor
• A variety of graphs to show the questionnaire results
• Describe and explain each of your graphs in as much detail as possible –
What do they show? Why do they show it?
• Environmental view score for Widecombe
4. Comparison study
• Using secondary sources, compare and contrast the management of the
environment and the visitors of Dartmoor to another National Park.
CONCLUSION
• To what extent is the hypothesis correct or incorrect? Answer your key
questions.
• Give a summary of your findings
EVALUATION
• What were the strengths and weaknesses of your written study?
• What were the strengths and weaknesses of the fieldwork and/or data?
• What are the opportunities to extend the investigation?
NEARLY FINISHED! CHECK THROUGH YOUR WORK. HAVE YOU...
• Referred to sustainability through your investigation?
• Used geographical words, such as vertical erosion, honeypot site,
environmental degradation etc?
• Shown initiative/independence – do you have some original ideas in your
investigation?
• Discussed different groups of people?
• Included a bibliography of all of your secondary sources?
• Read through your entire investigation to check your spelling, punctuation
and grammar?

GCSE Geography Coursework Deadline: Friday 7th

November