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Guided practice
8035/3 geographical applications: issue-evaluation skills
Original practice assessment with editable questions and worked guidance.
Use maps, data and stakeholder evidence to develop a geographical argument. The resources describe one fictional teaching scenario.
Brownfield housing with bus access: £12 million
Reuses developed land
Enables 400 new homes in District A
Remediation costs may increase; affordability needs explicit provision
Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline
Edge-of-town housing: £9 million
Enables an undeveloped site
Enables 600 new homes in District B
May increase car dependence and consume undeveloped land
Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline
Improve access and existing housing: £7 million
Benefits current residents and may reduce displacement
Improves 200 existing homes in District C
Does not enable new homes
Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline
Tenant representative: New housing should be affordable to existing residents.
Transport planner: Scheduled journey time is only part of door-to-door access.
Local employer: Workers need reliable access at the hours we operate.
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| From | To | Journey time (min) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | 4 | Open |
| B | D | 5 | Closed |
| A | C | 4 | Open |
| C | D | 3 | Open |
| B | C | 6 | Open |
Use only open links. Add stated journey times, rather than measuring the drawing. The route times are a simplified fictional model; waiting, congestion and individual access needs are not supplied. Each district is represented at its lettered node. This does not locate every resident at that point.
| District | Population | Area (km²) | Modelled journey to clinic at D (minutes) | Low-income households (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District A | 18000 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| District B | 20000 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| District C | 15000 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| District D | 34000 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
Access time is the shortest open network route from each representative district node to D, excluding walking and waiting. Household percentages cannot be multiplied by population as if people were households.
| Option | District | New homes enabled | Existing homes improved | Infrastructure cost (£ million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield housing with bus access | District A | 400 | 0 | 12 |
| Edge-of-town housing | District B | 600 | 0 | 9 |
| Improve access and existing housing | District C | 0 | 200 | 7 |
These are the same three management alternatives listed below. Infrastructure costs exclude private construction. Current district access is a baseline, not a forecast of access after development.
| Option | Capital cost (£ million) | Benefit | Limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield housing with bus access | 12 | Reuses developed land; Enables 400 new homes in District A | Remediation costs may increase; affordability needs explicit provision; Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline |
| Edge-of-town housing | 9 | Enables an undeveloped site; Enables 600 new homes in District B | May increase car dependence and consume undeveloped land; Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline |
| Improve access and existing housing | 7 | Benefits current residents and may reduce displacement; Improves 200 existing homes in District C | Does not enable new homes; Future access changes need a separate forecast; current journey times are only the baseline |
Available capital budget: £15 million. Options are alternatives; their benefits cannot simply be added. Operating costs are separate.
No claim is made about the needs of every individual in a district.; Population density is not a measure of deprivation.
The shading represents a percentage of households, not a total. Each class includes its lower boundary and excludes its upper boundary: a value of 20 belongs in 20–30, not 10–20.
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| District | Reported damage (%) | Households |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 1000 |
| B | 11 | 500 |
| C | 29 | 500 |
| D | 38 | 100 |
A–D use these non-overlapping classes: 0 to less than 10%; 10 to less than 20%; 20 to less than 30%; 30 to less than 40%. A has 1,000 households and D has 100 households.
These are broad age categories, not equal five-year bands. The six bars together sum to 100%.
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| Age group | Male (% of total) | Female (% of total) |
|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 12 | 22 |
| 15–64 | 28 | 14 |
| 65+ | 10 | 14 |
0–14: male 12%, female 22%; 15–64: male 28%, female 14%; 65+: male 10%, female 14%
Fictional training exercise. Each pair represents a different fictional street measured during the same time window.
| Street | Tree cover (%) | Temperature (°C) |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 27 |
| B | 20 | 26 |
| C | 30 | 24 |
| D | 40 | 23 |
| E | 50 | 22 |
Original fictional model and resources: GeographyHelp. · Written practice context: https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/geography/AQA-80353-SMS.PDF