Landscape Fieldwork (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Primary data
Primary data
Data collected directly in real environments
Stage 1 of fieldwork investigations
Stage 1 of fieldwork investigations
Develop a question or hypothesis
Beach material pattern: back to waterline
Beach material pattern: back to waterline
Larger/angular at back, smaller/rounder near water
Wave survey purpose
Wave survey purpose
Tracks sediment movement & longshore drift direction
Clinometer
Clinometer
Device for measuring angles of slope
Risk assessment for fieldwork
Risk assessment for fieldwork
Mandatory before any fieldwork begins
River discharge formula
River discharge formula
Discharge = Area × Velocity
River sediment pattern downstream
River sediment pattern downstream
Becomes smaller and more rounded
Water quality survey method
Water quality survey method
Counting living organisms in the water
Primary factor in river site selection
Primary factor in river site selection
Safety must be the priority