Essential Maths Skills

You need to know the following Maths Skills at GCE A Level Maths:

1. Cartographical information:

• longitude and latitude

• map coordinates including grid references and area references

• distance and area

• direction

• scale

2. Number and statistical calculations:

• sampling, including random, stratified, systematic and the ability to

• identify sources of error in data, measurement errors and misuse of data

• totals

• percentages

• fractions, proportions and ratios

• data sets (small to large) including crowd-sourced and big data (characterised by volume, velocity and variety)

• frequencies

• densities

• scales of measurement

• measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode)

• measures of dispersion (range, standard deviation, inter-quartile range)

• measurements of concentration, including location quotient

• ratios including dependency ratio and Gini-coefficient

• indices including ecological footprint, HDI

• measures of correlation, including a scatter plot, lines of best fit and Spearman Rank

• inferential statistics, including Chi-square

3. Cartographic and graphical material:

• isoline and isopleth maps

• choropleth maps

• dot maps

• flow diagrams and maps

• proportional symbols

• graphs, including scatter, line, bar, triangular, logarithmic, bipolar

• pie charts

• population pyramids

• cross-sections and long profiles

• rose / star / radial diagrams

• kite diagrams

• Lorenz curve

4. Digital and geo-located data:

• geospatial technologies including aerial photographs, digital images, satellite images, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), databases

5. Cartographical information for:

• landscape system identification

• land-use identification

• risk assessment

6. Cartographic and graphical material:

• mental maps

• GOAD plans

• Ordnance Survey maps (1:25 000 and 1:50 000)

7. Digital and geo-located data:

• geospatial technologies including aerial photographs, digital images, satellite images, geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), databases

• field sketches

8. Textual and visual sources:

• interview material including coding

• images

• factual text

• discursive / creative material

• oral histories