geo coasts fieldwork

Question 1

physical fieldwork key hypothesis

Answer 1

The decisions made about coastal management in Start Bay are appropriate

Question 2

pfwk sub-hypothesis 1

Answer 2

The size of the beach is bigger in the North

Question 3

pfwk key concept 1

Answer 3

Longshore drift directs sediment to the North, there’s SE prevailing wind (seen from windrose), wave refraction

Question 4

pfwk method and data presentation 1

Answer 4

beach profile shown in collection of line graphs

Question 5

pfwk interpretation of data and whether proven 1

Answer 5

The data shows as you go further north, the gradient gradually gets flatter disproving the original hypothesis

Question 6

pfwk evaluation 1

Answer 6

As you move further north, the beach becomes flatter and wider, unexpected due to longshore drift
However, there could be other processes changing the beach like storms (could have made the north smaller than expected), beach replenishment in the south (explains why the south is bigger than expected)

Question 7

pfwk sub-hypothesis 2

Answer 7

The risk of flooding and erosion is highest in the South

Question 8

pfwk key concept 2

Answer 8

The amount of risk is increased by the population present and the value of the properties that could be damaged therefore we need Zoopla to determine the prices

Question 9

pfwk method and data presentation 2

Answer 9

Flood risk survey shown in a table

Question 10

pfwk data interpretation and whether proven 2

Answer 10

all areas had a low flood risk showing that good decisions had been made
all areas received between the range of 2 to -6 out of 45 therefore proving the original hypothesis

Question 11

pfwk evaluation 2

Answer 11

the zoopla prices are more estimated values so it’s not as accurate, we don’t know the value of anything inside the houses

Question 12

pfwk sub-hypothesis 3

Answer 12

The most effective forms of coastal managements were where you had sea walls, rip rap (rock armour) and beach replenishment

Question 13

pfwk key concept 3

Answer 13

using geology maps, we can investigate the source of different rock types and investigate whether they’re eroded easily and therefore if hard or soft forms of coastal management is needed

Question 14

pfwk method and data presentation 3

Answer 14

cost benefit analysis shown in a table
bipolar evaluation shown in a radar chart

Question 15

pfwk data interpretation and whether proven 3

Answer 15

the data showed that the benefits in Beesands (3.12), Torcross (2.19) and Sunnydale (17.1) outweighed the costs and ergo proving the original hypothesis

The radar chart shows the coastal management in the areas were highly effective against flooding with low construction costs but high maintenance costs, also proving the hypothesis

Question 16

pfwk evaluation 3

Answer 16

They are good strategies but considering they cost a lot and not a lot of people live there, it’s not considered to be as important

Question 17

secondary data in order of usefulness

Answer 17

1) Geology map
2) Zoopla
3) Windrose

Question 18

methods in order of safest

Answer 18

1) beach profiles
2) Cost benefit analysis
3) bipolar evaluation
4) flood risk survey

Question 19

methods in order of accessibility

Answer 19

1) beach profiles
2) bipolar evaluation
3) flood risk survey
4) cost benefit analysis

Question 20

methods in order of answering the question

Answer 20

1) cost benefit analysis (assesses all elements)
2) beach profiles
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation

Question 21

outcomes in order of reliability

Answer 21

1) cost benefit analysis
2) flood risk survey
3) beach profiles
4) bipolar evaluation

Question 22

outcomes in order of accuracy

Answer 22

1) beach profiles
2) cost benefit analysis
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation

Question 23

outcomes in order of validity

Answer 23

1) cost benefit analysis
2) beach profiles
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation

Question 24

human fieldwork key hypothesis

Answer 24

The quality of life will be better in Chillington than in Slapton

Question 25

why we chose the human fieldwork location

Answer 25

safety - rural areas are safe accessibility - we can walk because everything is in close proximity + A379 so we can do it all in one trip question- links to our question

Question 26

definition of a rural area

Answer 26

an area with a population of less than 10,000 people, sparsely populated and either left as wilderness or with farming/tourism as a major economic activity

Question 27

definition of quality of life

Answer 27

the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group

Question 28

hfwk sub-hypothesis 1 and whether proven

Answer 28

The quality of the environment will be better in Slapton - proven

Question 29

hfwk sub-hypothesis 2 and whether proven

Answer 29

Service decline has been greatest in Slapton - proven

Question 30

hfwk key concept 1

Answer 30

Environmental quality will increase with distance from the A379 because those transport links bring cars and therefore pollution, also Slapton is in the AONB therefore the environment is a lot more protected than Chillington

Question 31

hfwk method and data presentation 2

Answer 31

service tally and secondary data shown in the bar chart

Question 32

hfwk method and data presentation 3

Answer 32

surveying local people and shown in the epitome word clouds

Question 33

hfwk method and data presentation 4

Answer 33

carried out a housing type survey and kept results in a table

Question 34

hfwk key concept 2

Answer 34

This is because Slapton is an AONB so there's more restrictions on infrastructure. Chillington is a key settlement and therefore the services are protected because the surrounding areas depend on them

Question 35

hfwk key concept 3

Answer 35

Chillington is a key settlement therefore there's more transport links (the A379), services and as a key settlement they have a strong sense of community

Question 36

hfwk sub-hypothesis 3 and whether proven

Answer 36

Residents of Chillington will have a more positive perception of their village - disproven

Question 37

hfwk sub-hypothesis 4 and whether proven

Answer 37

Chillington will have a more diverse range of housing - disproven

Question 38

hfwk key concept 4

Answer 38

As you move away from the central point of the village, housing will become cheaper because there's less access to transport and services therefore decreasing value of the area. Chillington also has lots more services and tourism meaning there will be different types of housing

Question 39

hfwk method and data presentation 1

Answer 39

Tranquillity index shown in a table

Question 40

hfwk data analysis 1

Answer 40

Places with little traffic noise tended to have better relative tranquility scores, we see this in slapton with a range of 0 to 2 in traffic noise and scores from 3 to 19 whereas chillington had s range of 0 to 8 and relative tranquility range of -26 to 8. Chillington is a key settlement and positioned on the A379 therefore it makes sense for it to have public transport and therefor traffic noise because other areas depend on those transport services.

Question 41

hfwk data analysis 2

Answer 41

Slapton has seen a much bigger decrease in services than Chillington Slapton and chillington are quite close to the sea but still very disconnected with only the A379 as the main transport link so it’s difficult to get buses through and most people use those areas as second homes for vacation

Question 42

hfwk data analysis 3

Answer 42

The main likes shown by the word cloud in slapton was peaceful, quiet, beautiful, friendly and safe, in chillington: safe, quiet and community. The main dislikes in slapton: nothing, narrow roads and transport inconvenience, in chillington: traffic and lack of services The main likes in slapton could be because there’s only elderly and tourists who purposefully go there for peace and quiet so have no reason to not like the area, the main dislikes in chillington could be because despite being a key settlement it is all focused on the tourists snd passerbys and not the local people

Question 43

hfwk data analysis 4

Answer 43

Slapton has 5 cottage areas and 9 semi-detached areas, whereas Chillington has 16 predominantly modern areas and 13 semi detached areas This could be because chillington is a key settlement therefore the services snd houses have to be modern, and Slapton is an AONB therefore there’s lots of restrictions on development and newer infrastructure therefore it makes sense why the house types are quite old, this also links to the fact that there is more modern houses in chillington than in slapton because older houses would have been cottages

Question 44

evaluation of epitome words

Answer 44

Epitome words were 50% useful. They did indeed give us enough information to refute our hypothesis that Chillington has a better quality of life for the locals however the data we collected did not tell us about the DWAGES of the people we asked therefore the data could be adapted to more tourists and workers instead of homeowners, making it less accurate and more unreliable. This does affect that the quality of life may actually be better for locals but we don’t know because we don’t know anything about the personal lives of people.

Question 45

evaluation of housing type and service type

Answer 45

Housing type and service types was 70% effective because there was sufficient data to refute our hypothesis, however the data is unreliable because it exaggerated boundaries and generalised areas for housing types, and we may not have accurately counted all the services in the area.This could mean that Chillington may I fact have more diverse house types and more services.

Question 46

evaluation of tranquillity index

Answer 46

Tranquility index was 30% because it gave sufficient information to support our hypothesis however it is inaccurate and unreliable because it doesn’t take into account timing, we are outsiders, and it is very subjective. This could mean that Chillington might be more peaceful than Slapton.