fieldwork Flashcards
(25 cards)
what should the title be for the physical fieldwork
an investigation into the prevalence of longshore drift at Swanage beach
what’s the hypothesis of the physical fieldwork
the process of longshore drift is taking place at swanage
what are the reasons for choosing swanage
- easy access to the coast
- realistic distance to complete fieldwork in one day
- groynes are present on the beach
what are the risks at swanage
- drowning
- altercation with strangers
- pupils get lost
how were the risks at swanage prevented
- pupils were told not to enter the water
- pupils put into groups of 3-4
- pupils given the schools phone number
what happened at stage 1 at the groyne
- the length was taken using a measuring tape from sea wall to the swash zone
what happened at stage 2 at the groyne
- the measurement taken was divided into 6 to identify 5 points along the groyne to take height measurements from
what happened at stage 3 at the groyne
at each point the height from the top to the sand was measured on both sides.
what happened at stage 4 at the groyne
the difference between the two measurements show that longshore drift in present
how were the results calculated
- the difference between the two was calculated
- the data was plotted on the graph on a multiple bar graph
- this graph shows a clear visual comparison between the two
what are some limitations of swanage
- it was only taken in one day- could be different at different times of year
- data was only taken form 5 groynes- what about the hole beach
- human error
- impacts of other variables- lots of people at the beach sand moves around
- equipment was basic
what was the conclusion of swanage
- hypothesis was accepted
- build up of sediment on the south- longshore drift
what is the title for the human fieldwork
the importance of Bristol as an urban centre in the south west of the UK
what was the hypothesis of Bristol
Bristol provides significant social opportunities for people in the south west
reasons for choosing Bristol
- large urban settlement
- case study of uk city
- realistic distance to do in one day
- busy enough to take enough data
what were the risks at Bristol
- altercation with strangers
- pupils lost
- crossing roads
how were the risks in Bristol prevented
- pupils in groups of 3-4
- pupils given the school phone number
- pupils given clear instructions
what was the first stage in Bristol
pulls collected a 15 minute pedestrian count
what was stage 2 at Bristol
used random sampling and asked pre designed questions to members of the public
what was stage 3 at Bristol
answers were written down and asked at least 3 questions each
what was stage 4 of Bristol
the questionnaire was collected once back at school
what did the students use the table for
they used it to produce a desire line map from Bristol
how was the map used
the thickness of the line was dictated by the number of people that visited from any given location 1 person = 1mm
what were the limitations of Bristol
- data was collected in one day- could be different at different times of year
- data was only taken from one site in Bristol- not hole of Bristol
- human error
