Fieldwork And Geographical Enquiry Flashcards
The route to enquiry steps:
- Create question / hypothesis to investigate
- Choose methods to collect data
- Select ways to present findings
- Analyse + explain your findings
- Reach conclusion to answer hypothesis
- Evaluate your enquiry + find way to improve
What is primary data? + examples
Information that you collect yourself
- counting and measuring
- asking questions
- sketching/ photographs
What is secondary data? + examples
Data that someone else has collected.
- textbooks + newspapers
- television reports
- maps
- planning documents
- websites
- processed census data
What is methodology?
Different methods to collect your data.
What is qualitative data?
Descriptive information you can’t measure
What is quantitative data?
Data you get by counting or measuring.
What is an anomaly?
An accidental finding.
What is random sampling?
Where samples are chosen at random
What is systematic sampling?
This means working to collect your data.
What is stratified sampling?
Introducing sub categories into your sample to make sure that a full range is included.
What is a risk assessment?
Where you identify all the possible risks and outline what you would do to minimise these risks.
What is a hypothesis?
A prediction / theory about what you want to test.
What are the risks with doing rural fieldwork?
- water might come down the river too fast
- slippy rocks in river
- extreme weather
- river could be too deep
- tree could fall over
What are the risks with doing urban fieldwork?
- stranger danger
- traffic
- extreme weather
What is the enquiry question for the physical fieldwork?
How does the depth and river load change across the bend of a river?
What is the hypothesis for the physical fieldwork?
- the river is deeper on the outside bend than the inside
- the river load is larger on the inside bend than the outside
How did we measure the river width?
Used a tape measure. Two people stand either side of the bank with the tape measure and measure the width. We did it to select data collection points -systematic sampling.
How did we measure the river depth?
We used meter sticks and ranging poles. Divide the width by 10 to get the sample sites. Another person goes to each point and measures the depth with the metre stick. We did this to help us investigate our hypothesis. Used metre ruler so it’s accurate. Working in groups so that more accurate.
How did we analyse the sediment?
Used callipers and sediment analysis sheet. Free m the same sample site pick up the 1st rich and pass it to the bank. Use calliper to measure the size. Use the powers index to measure the shape of the rock. Using callers for accuracy. Helps us to investigate if there’s changes across the width of the river.
What was the enquiry question for the human fieldwork?
What are the impacts of tourists on Keswick?
What was the hypothesis for the human fieldwork?
- tourists bring economic benefits to Keswick
- tourists damage the natural environment in Keswick
How did we do the pedestrian questionnaire?
We used the fieldwork booklet. We went and found 5 people and asked them some questions which we recorded in our fieldwork booklet. We asked 5 people so that we had a range of answer for our hypothesis.
How did we carry out the environmental quality survey?
We used our fieldwork booklet. We stood in a specific area and surveyed the environment around us. Then rated it from 1-4 in the booklet. We did this to make a judgement how nice Keswick environment.
How did we take photographs?
We used a camera. Took pictures of busy areas + different features of Keswick. We did this to identify positive and negative things to do with tourism in Keswick.
