Topic 6- Fieldwork Flashcards
(20 cards)
Name of location visited (physical)
Swanage bay
Object used to measure the gradient of the beach
Clinometer
Field word entry question (physical)
How effective are the coastal management strategies in Swanage Bay?
Field entry question (human)
How and why are there variations in quality of life for different areas within Bournemouth?
What is the quality of life?
refers to the overall well-being of individuals or communities, measured by factors such as health, education, income, and living conditions.
What is standard of living?
Refers to the level of wealth, comfort, and material goods available to a person or community. Having a good standard of living can often increase a persons life expectancy.
What is deprivation?
“the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
3 examples of primary fieldword data (human)
. Traffic count
. Mood mapping
. Housing quality
What is a bi polar survey?
Rank areas from +2 to -2
Name 3 risk hazards (human)
.Town
.Traffic
.Weather
Name 3 risk hazards (physical)
.Cars
.weather
.sea
Why do some groynes have more sand located in them?
The government dump sand on the higher populated part of the beach.
First step of sampling
Measure the beach from the wet sand to the bay
Second step of sampling
Measure 2m of bay using ranging poles
3rd step of bay test
Use the clinometer to measure the gradient and repeat all 3 steps until the end of the bay.
3 strengths of beach profile test
. Easy to do
. Cheap
. Numerical data
4 disavantages of beach profile test
. Weather
. Time of day
. Human error
. Only have 1 day to do it
Why is swanage bay an appropriate place to study? (2 reasons)
.Managable size
.Safe location
What is quantitive data?
Information that can be measured and expressed using numbers. An example of this is a bi polar survey
Definition of qualative data
information that describes qualities and cannot be measured with numbers. An example question could be: how do you feel about the local environment?
