A geography student is conducting a fieldwork investigation into the spatial variation of environmental quality across a recently regenerated urban dockland area. The student decides to use a systematic sampling strategy, assessing the environmental quality at every 50 m50\text{ m}50 m interval along a 1 km1\text{ km}1 km linear transect.
Explain one disadvantage of using this sampling strategy in this urban investigation.
95 exam-style questions on Edexcel A GCSE Geography Investigating human environments (urban or rural). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.