Fieldwork

Question 1

6 stages of a Geographical enquiry

Answer 1

1. Introduction & planning
2. Methods & data collection
3. Data presentation
4. Date analysis
5. Conclusion
6. Evaluation

Question 2

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Introduction & planning

Answer 2

Why you chose your question
- Explain why question/hypothesis you chose is suitable for a geographical enquiry
- If you study different sites in the study area, ensure you know why they are suitable. (Could include that they give good overall representation of the study area or could be compared)

Question 3

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Methods & data collection

Answer 3

How & why you collected data
- Describe & justify what data you collected - whether its primary or secondary, why you collected or used it, how you measured it & how you recorded it

Question 4

What is primary data?

Answer 4

Dara you collected yourself

Question 5

What is secondary data

Answer 5

Data someone else has collected and you used

Question 6

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Data presentation

Answer 6

How you processed & presented your data
- the way you presented your data, & why you chose that option
- Desrcibe what you did, explain why it was appropiate, discuss jow you adapted your presentation methods for data collected
- was there a different way you couldve presented the data

Question 7

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Data analysis

Answer 7

What your data showed
- description & explanation of data
- how you analysed the data
May include links between data sets, statistical techniques used, anomalies

Question 8

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Conclusion

Answer 8

Outcome you reached
- Need to explain how your data provides evidence to answer your question or support hypothesis set at beginning

Question 9

6 stages of Geographical enquiry: Evaluation

Answer 9

What went well, what could have gone better
- problems in data collection methods?
- limitations in your data?
- what other data would it have been useful to have?
- how reliable is conclusion?

Question 10

Sampling techniques for primary data

Answer 10

Random sampling - samples chosen at random (eg. Picking pebbles on beach)
Systematic sampling - samples chosen at regular intervals - useful in places where what you need to investigate changes frequently
Stratified sampling - choose samples from different groups to get a good overal representation - useful if you need to collect ppl’s perceptions

Question 11

Quantitative data

Answer 11

Numerical data

Question 12

Qualitative data

Answer 12

Based on info that cant be measured. Eg. Opinions

Question 13

Secondary data sources

Answer 13

Geology maps
Flood risk maps
Census maps - counts of ppl

Question 14

What is a risk assessment made up of?

Answer 14

• Identify specific risks at the site
• Give them a risk rating 1-10 (10 being most severe)
• How can they be managed

Question 15

What is a conclusion?

Answer 15

Summary of what you found out in relation to original question, including:
- summary of what results show
- answer for the question & explanation for why that is the answer
- explanation on how conclusion fits into wider geographical world (how could it be used by other ppl)

Question 16

What is self assessment?

Answer 16

Looking back to how good/bad study or data was. Need to:
- identify problems w methods used & suggest how to be improved (size, bias)
- describe how accurate results are
- comment in validity of conclusion

Question 17

Accurate results meaning

Answer 17

As near as possible to true answer, few errors

Question 18

Reliable results meaning

Answer 18

Data is repeatable

Question 19

Valid results meaning

Answer 19

Data answer original question effectively & is relainle