Urban fieldwork Flashcards
Describe one way the students could have presented their land use data.
Divided bar chart (1) showing land use change along a
transect (1)
Limitations of land use survey?
Some shops can be fall into multiple categories (1) which
can make it difficult to analyse the data once plotted on
a land use map (1)
Multiple land use in one building with several floors (1)
plus development (1)
Describe one fieldwork method the students may have used at this
sampling site.
The students could conduct an environmental quality survey
to record the quality of the environment (1) this could be
repeated at various points along a transect (1)
The students could have conducted a land use survey to
record the function of land use at this site (1) this could be
compared to older photographs of the same sampling site /
these could be categorised into different groups (1)
The students could carry out a questionnaire to find out the
views of local residents (1) this could have conducted by
speaking to every fifth person (1)
The students could carry out a pedestrian count to find out
the footfall at this site (1) plus development (1)
The students could have drawn a field sketch to capture key
features of the landscape (1) plus development (1)
What was the decibel reading survey for?
It was used to determine environmental quality as an assumption was made that higher decibel readings led to lower environmental quality
How was decibel survey carried out.
Firstly it was stratfied sampling and we took 3 different samples in across a transect(the high street) we used a decibel metre and anythign above 70 db indicated lower environmental quality
What visual representation was used?
Questionnaire-Mindmap
Fieldsketch and photos-annotations
Where was a chlorpleth map used for data represnetation?
For landuse survey
What conclusions are made about changes in retailing from 1968
It has increased
What are some limitations about the questionnaire
It is subjective
What tyoe of sampling was the questionnaire?
opportunistic.
Advantages and Disadvantages of choropleth maps
Adv:
Visually easy to understand patterns over areas (like countries or regions).
Good for showing how data changes across a geographic area.
Effective for comparing differences between places.
Can handle large sets of data in a clear way.
Disadv:
Can give a false impression if areas are very different in size.
Doesn’t show specific data points, only general areas.
Can be misleading if the chosen ranges (key) are not appropriate.
Difficult to show variation within individual areas.
colours can be confusing
A group of students collected data to investigate change in Chester’s central/inner
urban area.
Suggest one problem that the students might have experienced when
collecting data at this sampling site.
Recording the environmental quality is subjective which
could lead to conflicting opinions between different members
of the group
It may be difficult to determine the land use which could
lead to results that are not a true reflection of how the
function of land use changes along the transect
A group of students collected data to investigate change in Chester’s central/inner
urban area.
Describe one fieldwork method the students may have used at this
sampling site.
The students could conduct an environmental quality survey
to record the quality of the environment (1) this could be
repeated at various points along a transect (1)
The students could have conducted a land use survey to
record the function of land use at this site (1) this could be
compared to older photographs of the same sampling site /
these could be categorised into different groups (1)
The students could carry out a questionnaire to find out the
views of local residents (1) this could have conducted by
speaking to every fifth person (1)
The students could carry out a pedestrian count to find out
the footfall at this site (1) plus development (1)
The students could have drawn a field sketch to capture key
features of the landscape (1) plus development (1)
