Fieldwork (human geography enquiry) Flashcards
What is the title for human geography enquiry?
How does quality of life vary in Reigate?
How was the fieldwork related to what you have studied in class?
studied urban development and urban issues and challenges
What were you trying to investigate?
how quality of life varies in Reigate through location
What was your hypothesis?
quality of life in Reigate will differ by location
What theory linked to this fieldwork?
Index of Deprivation
How many dimensions makes up the Index of Deprivation?
7 dimensions
Give examples of dimensions that make up the Index of Deprivation
income
employment
health
education
crime
services
living environment
What were the main risks of this fieldwork?
traffic
strangers
weather
getting lost
How did you reduce the risks?
- pedestrian crossings / pavements
- group of 4
- sun cream/layers
- emergency details/maps on phone
What was the primary data collected?
EQS
Car survey
photographs
place check
epitome words
soundscape
sampling with grid square
What was the secondary data used?
census data
index of multiple deprivation
house price data
newspapers
What were the advantages of using a grid square?
eliminates bias
representative of street
What were the disadvantages of using a grid square?
miss something
street may change
What sampling methods did you use?
systematic
What is the advantage of using systematic data?
depicts change over space and time
What is the disadvantage of using systematic data?
miss large patterns/small patterns
Did your data collection method help prove your hypothesis?
quality of life increased moving north through Reigate
How did you chose to present your data?
bar chart
annotated photographs
proportional symbols
Why was a bar chart a good way of presenting data?
see trends clearly
categorical data
quick to analyse
Why was an annotated photograph a good way of presenting data?
visual
socio-econ-environ characteristics
Why was proportional symbols a good way of presenting data?
map - visual change over space
What did you find out from your fieldwork?
quality of life improves moving north through reigate
How would I improve my fieldwork?
take repeats - return to area
subjective - use other’s opinions
How was my fieldwork reliable?
15 locations - good coverage of area
How could I improve my data collection?
different times of day/season
What are your main conclusions?
close to Reigate Hill is most desirable
- High Trees Road
What other ways of data presentation could you have used?
pie chart
choropleth map
What is primary data?
data collected by ourselves
What is secondary data?
data collected by someone else before
What is qualitative data?
data described linguistically
Give examples of qualitative data
annotated photographs
opinions
newspapers
What is quantitative data?
data described numerically
Give examples of quantitative data
statistics
graphs
charts
What is quality of life?
well being of population or individual at specific point in time
Where is Reigate located nationally?
South East
Where is Reigate located regionaly?
near London
motorway
airports
Where is Reigate located locally?
North Downs
Crawley
Justify the location for this fieldwork
local - return
low risk
range of land uses
What is an environmental quality survey?
bi polar analysis assessing quality of environment
What is a car survey?
tally of car brands in area
What is an annotated photograph?
photograph with opinions / features labelled
What is a place check?
describing amiable and disliked parts of area
What is the IMD?
UK government study measuring deprivation at small area level
What are epitome words?
three words to describe a place
What is a soundscape?
recording sounds using pictures or words with reference to proximity
What is an advantage of the IMD?
trusted
reliable
allows comparison
What is a disadvantage of the IMD?
not real perspectives/experiences
feelings and attitudes should be used
What does the IMD tell us about quality of life in reigate?
moving northwards
How reliable is the conclusion drawn from the IMD?
government sourced
based on 2019 - changed?
not speaking to population
What is a census?
system of recording data every 10 years
lawfully obliged
What is an advantage of the census?
socioeconomic
temporal change
What is a disadvantage of the census?
every 10 years
lacking experiences
lacking attitudes and feelings
What does the census tell us about quality of life in Reigate?
pattern or deprivation
How reliable is the census?
office for national statistics
10 years ago
