Fieldwork: Planning and collecting survey data | Geography

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What is the first step in planning a fieldwork study?
- Collect data
- Decide on a research question ✓
- Write the conclusion
- Analyse the results
Which of these is not a type of data you might collect during fieldwork?
- Quantitative data (like measurements)
- Qualitative data (like descriptions)
- Weather forecasts ✓
Why is it important to have a clear research question before starting fieldwork?
- It helps you stay focused and decide what data to collect ✓
- It makes the report longer
- It’s not important, as you can figure it out later
Which of the following tools might you use to collect data on temperature during fieldwork?
- Ruler
- Thermometer ✓
- Compass
- Stopwatch
Which of these is a good way to make sure your data is reliable?
- Only take one measurement
- Record data at different times of the day ✓
- Don’t double-check your results
- Collect data only from one person
Why is fieldwork important in geography?
- It helps us learn about places through textbooks only
- It allows us to gather real-world data to understand how the environment works ✓
- It makes geography lessons longer
- It only helps geographers study cities

Where can you complete fieldwork?
- only in unfamiliar locations so you can collect new data
- only in familiar locations
- in both familiar and unfamiliar locations ✓
Match the keywords and their definitions.
- enquiry
  
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  an investigation of a geographical feature or issue ✓
- fieldwork
  
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  investigating the outdoors using geographical tools to gather data ✓
- data collection
  
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  collecting the data for your investigation using a range of methods ✓
- hypothesis
  
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  a statement which can be tested ✓
- environmental quality survey
  
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  a type of survey assessing factors that affect the environment ✓
When we conduct fieldwork, what do we start with?
- setting the enquiry question ✓
- data collection
- data presentation
- evaluation
Which of the following could be included in an environmental quality survey?
- globalisation
- litter ✓
- gross domestic product
- noise ✓

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Fieldwork enquiries allow geographers to investigate a place or changes over space.
Geographical enquiry includes asking questions, collecting data, presenting data, analysing, conclusions and evaluation.
Key questions or hypotheses can be used to frame a geographical enquiry.
Surveys can help geographers to find interesting patterns of data at their field site.

Fieldwork must take place in an unfamiliar location.

While it can be exciting to do fieldwork in a new place, fieldwork actually can take place anywhere.

Enquiry - An enquiry is an investigation of a geographical feature or issue.
Fieldwork - Fieldwork is investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking to gather information or data.
Data collection - Data collection is when you collect the data for your investigation using a range of methods.
Hypothesis - A hypothesis is a statement which can be tested.
Environmental quality survey - An environmental quality survey is a type of survey which assesses different factors that affect the environment in one location such as cleanliness and green space.