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Rural fieldwork

Fieldwork investigation

Unit Summary

This unit teaches pupils about fieldwork, an important assessment component at GCSE. Pupils will learn about the six stages of enquiry (formulating a question; collecting, presenting and analysing data; and writing conclusions and an evaluation). Pupils will also consider four field study options.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to collect primary and secondary data in a rural area to help you answer a geographical enquiry question.

Key Notes

  • There are many geographical enquiry questions that you can investigate in rural areas.
  • Data collection techniques in a rural area can investigate inequality, service provision and lived experience.
  • Secondary data can provide contextual information about rural populations and spaces and how they have changed.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • character: the cultural and often historical features of a rural area that make it special
  • stakeholder: a person with a particular interest in the issue being investigated
  • lived experience: the everyday, personal experience that someone has of living in a place

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There are not enough issues in rural areas to make it worth studying fieldwork enquiries there.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.

There are many geographical enquiry questions that you can investigate in rural areas. Data collection techniques in a rural area can investigate inequality, service provision and lived experience.

2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'character'

the cultural and often historical features of a rural area that make it special.

3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.

Mistake: There are not enough issues in rural areas to make it worth studying fieldwork enquiries there. Correction: Rural areas have a lot of issues around inequality and access to services as well as interesting cultural geography to study.

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