Fieldwork

Question 1

What is our HUMAN title of investigation?

Answer 1

To investigate the pattern of housing and environmental quality in Reigate

Question 2

HUMAN: What data collecting techniques did we use?

Answer 2

-environmental quality survey
-housing quality survey

Question 3

HUMAN: Where did we collect our data?

Answer 3

different residential streets in Reigate

Question 4

HUMAN: What type of data is the house quality survey?

Answer 4

qualitative

Question 5

HUMAN: How could you present the house quality survey data?

Answer 5

proportional symbol map

Question 6

HUMAN: How could you present the environmental quality survey?

Answer 6

located bar graph

Question 7

HUMAN: What sampling strategies have I used?

Answer 7

random smapling

Question 8

HUMAN: What is my conclusion?

Answer 8

housing quality does vary across Reigate

Question 9

HUMAN: What were the main issues with my investigation?

Answer 9

houses chosen was not random - slight chance of bias

Question 10

HUMAN: Is there a variation in results?

Answer 10

NO

Question 11

HUMAN: How could I improve this investigation?

Answer 11

-more random (e.g. use random number generator to choose house)
-collect more data from a variety of streets

Question 12

HUMAN: 2 risks and mitigation

Answer 12

1. crossing roads - cross at designated crossings, take caution/ tie with crossing
2. getting lost - have a school contact, use a map, agree a meeting point

Question 13

PHYSICAL: What data did we collect that was quantitative (numerical)?

Answer 13

-width and depth of path
-number of species

Question 14

PHYSICAL: What qualitive data did we collect?

Answer 14

-field sketch
-conflict matrix

Question 15

PHYSICAL: What 3 sampling strategies did we use?

Answer 15

1. systematic
2. stratified
3. random

Question 16

PHYSICAL: How could I present my quantitative data (width/ height of footpath)?

Answer 16

line graph

Question 17

PHYSICAL: How could I present my % cover of vegetation?

Answer 17

pie chart

Question 18

PHYSICAL: How could I present my tallest vegetation data?

Answer 18

bar graph

Question 19

PHYSICAL: What is my conclusion?

Answer 19

more trampling causes less biodiversity as vegetation grows

Question 20

PHYSICAL: What are the main conflicts on the heath?

Answer 20

-developers vs conservation
-dog walkers vs horse riders

Question 21

PHYSICAL: What were the main issues with my method?

Answer 21

-not collecting enough data
-not representative of the whole heath (small sample area)
-bias

Question 22

PHYSICAL: Improvements?

Answer 22

-collect more data
-increase size of sample area

Question 23

PHYSICAL: Location?

Answer 23

North West of Reigate Heath

Question 24

What is our PHYSICAL title of investigation?

Answer 24

To investigate the effect of trampling on vegetation in Reigate Heath, Surrey

Question 25

PHYSICAL: What ae the 6 data collection methods we used?

Answer 25

1. measure width/ depth of path
2. % cover vegetation
3. count no. species
4. measure height of tallest plant
5. field sketch
6. conflict matrix

Question 26

PHYSICAL: 2 risks and mitigation

Answer 26

1. getting a tic - wear long trousers and long socks, avoid long grass
2. adverse weather - wear sun cream, have a hat, sit in the shade