Starter quiz
- Why are digital maps useful for a local area?
- They are on a computer
- You can switch between an aerial photo and map easily ✓
- They are colourful
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- Which of these are human features you might see in your local area?
- parks
- lampposts ✓
- bridges ✓
- trees
- schools ✓
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- Which of these settlements is a village?
A few houses and shop and place of worship, and a small population. ✓
Many more houses and services and a bigger population.
Lots of buildings, businesses, roads and people!
- What is an example of a green space?
- a park ✓
- a woodland area ✓
- a greenhouse
- a tree
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- Which of these features would you expect to find in a village?
- Cinema
- Hospital
- Shop ✓
- Place of worship ✓
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- Where is a suburb in a city?
- in the middle
- on the edge ✓
- on the east side
- between the supermarket and the hospital
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Exit quiz
- Which of these statements correctly describes fieldwork?
- investigating an issue ✓
- collecting data ✓
- playing in a field
- working outside ✓
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- Before completing fieldwork you must ...
- complete a risk assessment ✓
- wash your hands
- eat your lunch
- know the answer to your investigation
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- Geographers must __________ fieldwork so that it is successful.
- plan ✓
- hurry
- practice
- like
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- Match the danger to the solution.
- Bad weather⇔Make sure everyone has a coat to wear. ✓
- Busy roads⇔Walk on the pavement and use the crossings. ✓
- Rocky paths⇔Make sure you wear suitable shoes. ✓
- Working away from the school site⇔Stay with the adult in charge. ✓
- Which familiar features might you see in a local street?
- a post box ✓
- a beach
- a local shop ✓
- a lamppost ✓
- a rubbish bin ✓
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- Which type of houses are you most likely to see in the suburbs?
- Flats
- Semi detached ✓
- Terraced
- Detached ✓
- Cottages
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Key learning points
- Geographers sometimes draw maps from memory, e.g. a map showing things in a street outside school.
- Geographers investigate places by going outside to gather information in different ways and we call this fieldwork.
- Risk assessment means thinking about possible dangers and how you can keep yourself safe.
Common misconception
All streets outside schools across the country have all of these features and look the same.
The street outside your school is unique to your school. There might be all, some or none of these features. There could be features outside your school that are not mentioned here.
Keywords
Fieldwork - Fieldwork is investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
Familiar street features - Familiar street features are those items that you usually find near to roads and pavements.
Street - A street is a road, usually with houses or buildings on both sides.
Danger - A danger is a cause of something bad happening.
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