Cambridge IGCSE Geography
S.5Fieldwork skills and the route to geographical enquiry
Fieldwork skills and the route to geographical enquiry in Cambridge IGCSE Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- S.5.1Follow the route to geographical enquiry from hypothesis to evaluation.
- S.5.2Select and use fieldwork equipment such as ranging poles, flow meters, quadrats, noise meters and clinometers.
- S.5.3Select, conduct or describe fieldwork techniques such as questionnaires, counts, surveys, transects and field sketches.
- S.5.4Devise data collection sheets and risk assessments.
Lessons
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Human fieldwork: sampling, questionnaires, counts and surveys
35 min
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Physical fieldwork: rivers, beaches, vegetation and weather
35 min
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The route to geographical enquiry
30 min
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