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AQA GCSE · Question 09.2 · Data Visualization and Representation

FOOD TRAYKey:0 – 9 chickens11 – 19 chickens21 – 29 chickens31 – 39 chickens

Sanders draws this choropleth map to represent the number of chickens in each square. Write down three errors that Sanders has made.

How to approach this question

Compare the choropleth map and its key with the original data grid. Look for three distinct problems. 1. **Check the key:** Are the categories continuous? Are there any gaps where a number wouldn't fit? Does the key cover all the data values present in the grid? 2. **Check the shading:** For each square in the original data, find its value. Then, find which category that value falls into in the key. Is the square on the map shaded with the correct color for that category? Check several squares.

Full Answer

By comparing the data grid with the choropleth map, we can identify several errors: 1. **Gaps in the key:** The categories in the key are not continuous. For example, there is no group for a square with 10 chickens (between 9 and 11), or 20 chickens (between 19 and 21), or 30 chickens. 2. **Incomplete key:** The highest value in the data is 42, but the key only goes up to 39. There is no category for the square with 42 chickens, which explains why it is unshaded. 3. **Incorrect shading:** The shading applied does not consistently match the data and the key. For example: - The top middle square has 11 chickens. According to the key, it should be light grey (11-19), but it has been shaded dark grey (0-9). - The middle right square has 25 chickens. It should be medium grey (21-29), but it is shaded light grey (11-19). - The bottom middle square has 34 chickens. It should be very light grey (31-39), but it is shaded medium grey (21-29).

Common mistakes

✗ Only listing one type of error (e.g., three different examples of incorrect shading) instead of three distinct types of error (key gaps, incomplete key, incorrect application).\n✗ Vague answers like "the shading is wrong" without specific examples.

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