Geography Field work
how does quality of life vary across an urban area
How do coastal processes and management impact on the coast
Inquiry process
finding a good source of secondary data
using different methods to present and process data
completing the fieldwork and recording data
analysis of results
decide what methods to use to collect primary data
drawing conclusions
asking a question
evaluating and reflecting on the enquiry
key words
qualitative
quantitative
secondary data
primary data
types of sampling
systematic
stratified
random
ways to present data
photographs
pie charts
word cloud
line graphs
tables
scatter graph
field sketch
questionaires
maps
bar graphs
box and whisker diagram
mapping data
groyne measurements
longshore drift
sediment analysis
wave frequency
beach profile
quality of life
job availability
crime rates
healthcare
technology
parks and open spaces
transport
housing
education
public services
food accessability
income / affluence / GDP
everywhere has an equal chance of being chosen, no bias but can miss important data
an equal number of results in each category, represents all categories, needs prior research and preparation
a clear plan to collect data, can reveal a pattern, this could miss important data
newspaper article
blogs/social media
questionaire
maps
photographs
field sketch
adv - easy method, repeatable, compare results
dis - poles can be at an angle, tape can get wet, weather
measure the angle between two poles in the ground
primary, quantitative
record the size of different pebbles using a calliper
adv - easy to find samples, easy comparison
primary, quantitative
dis - cannot measure when too small, human error
measure the height of the groyne from both sides to find sediment build up
adv - can be done at different locations, easy to do and compare
primary, quantitative
dis - tides can interfere, low resolution, human error
throw a ball into the water and record the distance it travels in 5 minutes
adv - shows prevailing wind, easy to compare
primary, quantitative
dis - tides vary, weather can impact results, winds change directions
count how many waves are seen in a set time
adv - helps identify if a wave is destructive or constructive
primary, quantitative
dis - vary from weather, human error
a basic sketch of key features you can see
adv - visual representations, compared to images
primary, qualitative
dis - inaccurately drawn, hard to understand
pictures taken of land features
adv - compare to other years, take multiple
primary/secondary qualitative
dis - tampered with easilyand become quickly outdated
series of questions asked to the public
dis - biased answers, people can lie
primary, qualitative
adv - range of opinions, repeated and compared
previously written reports
adv - gives facts from events, conveys key information
secondary, qualitative
dis - can be outdated, may be biased
look at opinions of others on social media
adv - shows opinions, gives a range of free results
secondary, qualitative
dis - biased, can be outdated
identify key features and landmarks on a map
adv - key geological knowledge, more accurate
secondary, qualitative
dis - can be outdated, not everyone can read them