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Sheringham Flashcards

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what is the Sheringham coastline like

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built up town
tourist attractions
train line and station
shoreline management plans in the centre and west coast- groynes, rock armour, sea wall
no coastline management plan on the east coast

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where is Sheringham

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North East of Hitchin
On the east coast of UK
150km away from Hitchin
next to the North Sea
North Norfolk

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why does Sheringham have so much management

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it has a cliff top position which means that it needs protecting as the infrastructure is close to the edge so the management helps to reduce erosion to protect businesses which supports the economy
the centre is low-lying which means that it is more at risk for erosion and also flooding
the cliffs are built of boulder clay which is loose and unconsolidated which means that it is very easy to erode
it is also protected as it is a popular tourist destination and brings in millions of pounds for the economy
it is also a populated town so many people have their homes there as well as facilities such as museums and pubs

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what is our human geography investigation

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is transport sustainable in Sheringham

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how is our human investigation simple

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it is simple as we have studied sustainable urban environments as part of the Urban topic and sustainable transport might include bikes, walking, public transport and electric cars

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how is our human geography investigation measurable

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it is measurable as we can easily count/ measure things like full and empty parking spaces, bus and train routes and number of electric cars

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how is our human geography achievable

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it is achievable as Sheringham is a small town and has access bu road, bus and rail so we can look in the difference in sustainability in each transport method to get a range of data as well as it being easier to get a representation of a small place

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how is our human geography investigation realistic

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it is realistic as it is a popular tourist destination so it is important to know if the transport is sustainable as if it is expensive then people won’t want to use it and it has to be available for people of different ages e.g school buses

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why is transport an important part of a sustainable community

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as cycling and walking is good for public health and it needs to be affordable so people have a desire to and can go there easily which brings money into the economy as well as allowing people to travel there together for connections and social interactions or leisure activities - more public transport means less emissions

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how could we minimise risks whilst carrying out our fieldwork

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keeping to paths, being aware of surroundings, staying in smaller groups

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what was our primary data collection for human investigation

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doing a car park survey in the boating lake car park and station car park

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boating lake car park data

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4th October 2023 AM
53 empty spaces
27 full spaces
0 electric cars
10 disabled spaces
0 coach spaces

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station car park data

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4th October 2023 AM
105 empty spaces
149 full spaces
2 electric vehicles
16 disabled spaces
6 coach spaces

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limitations of our human data collection

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cars could have constantly coming and going
in the station car park there was a market going on which took up a portion of the car park

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justify our primary data collection for human investigation

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I counted the total number of spaces then the total number of occupied spaces in each car park which then allowed me to calculate the percentage of occupied spaces. I also counted how many cars were electric by seeing which ones had a green triangle on the license plate

I did this to identify whether Sheringham has a pollution problem. By counting the electric cars, I could start to see how many visitors or residents in Sheringham are environmentally conscious

This is because a sustainable community will not have a parking problem so the car park would not be completely full. If there were more electric cars then I would be able to conclude that transport in Sheringham is sustainable.

I chose to use a systematic sampling strategy to survey every car parking space in each car park to get an accurate sample

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how accurate was my human investigation data

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By systematically sampling every car parking space in each car park, I was very accurate, however, I didn’t count any vehicles parked on the sides of the road which makes my conclusion slightly less accurate, especially when it comes to the amount of electric vehicles and disabled spaces

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by using our secondary data, how well connected is Sheringham

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it is partially well connected as there are lots of bus routes that run daily if not hourly - for example the 44 bus route runs from Holt to Sheringham hourly from 6am-6pm. However, some bus routes only run once a day on select days - for example the 17 bus route from Cromer to Holt (stopping at Sheringham) runs once a day on Thursdays only. There is also a well connected train route that runs hourly from Sheringham to Norwich

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what was our secondary data source in our human geography investigation

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bus and train routes connected to Sheringham

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how useful is our human geography secondary data

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it is mostly useful as it allows us to get data from multiple transport methods, which helps us see how sustainable it is as we can’t comment on connectivity and accessibility from parking spaces alone. It also triangulates our primary data and validates our hypothesis, allowing us to make a conclusion on how sustainable transport in Sheringham is

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percentages of data - station

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percentage of spaces full - 58.66%
percentage of electric vehicles - 0.79%

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percentages of data - boating lake

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percentage of spaces full - 33.75%
percentage of electric vehicles - 0%

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why was our statistical method appropriate for human geography investigation

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our statistical analysis (percentages) makes it easy and quick to make comparisons between the two sets of data. This also allows us to easily make visual representations of this data e.g pie charts

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describe primary and secondary data for human geography investigation

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The station car park was 25% more full than the boating lake car park
the station car park had 2 more electric cars than the boating lake
out of the 14 bus routes, only 5 run more than once a day (4 every day of the week)
there are 6 more coach spaces and 6 more disabled spaces in the station car park than the boating lake car park
50% of buses are school services
there are 17 places connected to Sheringham by bus

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problems and limitations of our human geography enquiry

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only counted electric vehicles with a green tag but only fully electric vehicles have a green tag so hybrids were missed and it is an issue as it affects our validity as the lack of electric cars could be due to lack of suitable infrastructure

we only measure it on one day which didn’t allow for seasonal variation and it is an issue as the car park occupancy is likely to vary through the days and throughout the week or year which limits my conclusions because I cannot fully judge the sustainability or transport in Sheringham

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other data I could have collected for my human enquiry

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a qualitative questionnaire
disability access on transport
disability access on pavements
cycle lanes / locks

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what is our physical geography enquiry

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are the groynes at Sheringham controlling longshore drift

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why is our physical enquiry simple

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we have studied longshore drift and coastal management as part of the physical landscapes topic and groynes are important because they stop the movement of sediment off the beach so it doesn’t erode and the attraction remains which brings in tourism and profit

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why is our physical enquiry measurable

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I can easily count / measure things like number of groynes, direction of longshore drift and depth of sediment either side of the groynes

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why is our physical enquiry achievable

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sheringham is a popular seaside town with lots of coastal management so I know there are plenty of groynes to investigate

27
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why is our physical enquiry realistic

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I will work as a part of a bigger group so we should be able to measure all the groynes between us and this allows our conclusion to be more accurate as there is more data to compare and get an average

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why is our physical enquiry timed

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I have half a day to investigate this topic which gives me plenty of time, working with a large group

29
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what is the geographical theory underpinning our physical enquiry

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longshore drift

30
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why is Sheringham a suitable location for our physical enquiry

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Sheringham is a seaside town with lots of coastal protection so it means that there is lots of methods we can study such as groynes, sea wall and rock armour to assess their effectiveness

Sheringham is the second biggest tourist destination in Norfolk and 8 million people visit it each year which provides it with £400 million which leads to over 11,000 jobs for residents

Sheringham is a small compact town which makes it easier to gather a good range of data so I can reach appropriate conclusions

I am a part of a large school group and the beach provides enough access that we can all investigate the groynes without causing problems for other beach users and this also allows us to investigate more than one groyne so our conclusions will be more reliable

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what are the risks in our physical enquiry

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the sea

the weather

slipping or tripping on pebbles

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how to reduce the risk of the sea

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don’t go in the sea
stay in groups
watch out for waves
be aware of the tide timetable

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how to reduce the risk of the weather

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wear layers
wear suitable clothing
look at forecast
be aware of nearby shelter

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how to reduce the risk of slipping or tripping on pebbles

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wear appropriate footwear
don’t run
have a first aid kit

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what was the primary data collection for our physical enquiry

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a field sketch
depth to sediment along a groyne

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what was the average depth to sediment on the west side of our groyne

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1.22m

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what was the average depth to sediment on the east side of our groyne

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1.32m

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how did we measure the depth to sediment on each side of the groyne

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measure 2m from the sea wall
one person held the tape measure and read the reading
another person held the tape taught at the bottom
someone else recorded the result
repeat on the other side
repeat every 2m along the groyne

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what was the average depth to sediment on the west side of all groynes

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1.57m

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what was the average depth to sediment on the east side of all groynes

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1.63m

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what was the average range of data across all groynes

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0.13m

42
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why was the statistical method in our physical enquiry appropriate

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our statistical method (averages) is appropriate as it reduces error and makes it more accurate as there is a wider range which helps us come to a conclusion and hypothesis
The range is useful as it allows us to see the direction of longshore drift
We measured 6 groynes which allowed us to get a general representative for the entire beach

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justify your primary data collection method in your physical enquiry

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I measured the depth to sediment along a groyne to show whether the groyne was trapping sediment to identify whether the groyne was effective at controlling longshore drift
Then I used a tape measure to measure the distance to the sediment on each side of the groyne to identify the direction of longshore drift
I chose to use a systematic sampling strategy to measure every 2m along the groyne to get an accurate sample of any trends in the depth to sediment along the length of the groyne
I repeated this process on other groynes along the beach to get a wider range of data to make our data more accurate

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how accurate was your data collection of your physical enquiry

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By using a tape measure, I measured to the nearest millimetre however sometimes the wind caught the tape measure so it wasn’t always quite as tight as it should have been, this may have added an little distance to my measurement however as this happened on both sides of the groyne, I was mostly accurate

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what was your primary data collection for your physical enquiry

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Kelling to Lowestoft Ness Shoreline Management Plan

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what did your secondary data for your physical enquiry show

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it shows that the western area of sheringham is predicted to erode 60 metres by 2105, this is an issue as if the beach erodes, it takes away from the main attraction of the place which would lower the amount of tourists that visit per year which means that less money would come into the local economy

the eastern area if sheringham is predicted to erode by up to 64 metres by 2025 and a further 103 metres by 2105 so 167 metres in total

the central area of sheringham is well protected by groynes, sea wall and rock armour so there is no erosion predicted by the year 2105. this is because this is where the main town is so it protects shops, houses and tourism

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how useful is our secondary data for the physical enquiry

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the secondary data is mostly useful as it helps us consider a wider time frame than the data that we collected in Sheringham. it also ensured accuracy as this data has been collected over a long period of time and without this, we would not be able to predict the amount of erosion that would occur in the years to follow and this allows us to use it to triangulate our data and see how useful groynes are at preventing / slowing down longshore drift

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what data presentation method did you use for your physical enquiry

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bar graph

49
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why was a bar chart suitable for the physical enquiry

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as it allows us to directly compare the data and make easy visual assessments on the data we have collected and it is easier for someone else to do the same

50
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what did the bar chart in our physical enquiry show

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the depth to sediment is least on the west side which means that longshore drift is travelling east

51
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describe the primary and secondary data of your physical enquiry

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our primary data showed that there was less erosion where groynes are - with a 0.13m different between the east and west side with the west side being greater which means that longshore drift is moving eastwards. this is also shows further in the secondary data where there is predicted to be 60m erosion in the west side where there is groynes by 2105 whereas there is 107m erosion predicted on the east side where there are no groynes

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what conclusions can be drawn form our physical enquiry

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when we were at Sheringham, longshore drift was travelling east. we can tell this as on the west side of the groynes, there was more sediment than the east side (1.57m compared to 1.63) which is starved of sediment due to the effects of longshore drift. the groynes are effective at preventing longshore drift if well maintained as the secondary data shows that there is less erosion predicted where the groynes are (60m compared to 107m). however, some of the groynes in front of the cliffs aren’t being maintained and this can be seen due to the fact that the cliffs have visable signs of erosion. groynes will slow down the rate of erosion however they won’t completely prevent it. longshore drift being reduced protects the coastline as groynes break the waves, lessening the strength of them and in turn, lessening erosion. this keeps tourists visitng which provides the local community with jobs and money

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what problems / limitations were there with our physical investigation

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we only measured groynes but at Sheringham, there is also rock armour and more groynes that we didn’t measure and this means that there was incomplete data as we only looked at under half of the groynes there and only one type of coastal management

we only measure on one day of the year for an hour so we don’t have evidence for seasonal variation across the year which means that the direction of longshore drift changes throughout the year and this then limits conclusions as I can’t fully judge whether groynes are preventing longshore drift all year round - only one period of time

54
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how could we have extended our physical enquiry

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collecting data every 1m instead of 2m
collected data on different days of the year to look at seasonal variation
collected data about different types of coastal management

55
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how reliable is our physical enquiry conclusions

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they were mostly reliable as it was easy to read the tape measure and could clearly identify differences, however, sometimes it was windy and the tape measure blew around which means that there may have been some extra distance added which makes it less accurate. we used systematic sampling by measuring every 2m along the groyne which meant we could calculate an average depth of each side of the groyne so any patterns were easy to see however we only collected this data for one hour, on one day and longhshore drift splits somewhere along Sheringham - sometimes to the east, and sometimes to the west and therefore may be different at different times of the year

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