Geographical Association Worldwise Local Quiz 2010-11 Fieldwork Round

Geographical AssociationWorldwise Local Quiz 2010-11

Fieldwork Round Sponsored by the

Field Studies Council

Instructions• There are 10 multiple choice questions all

somehow connected to fieldwork.• Answer each question in turn – consulting with

other members of the team.• The questions get progressively harder ..…starting

off fairly easy but then becoming increasingly hard.

• GOOD LUCK!

Question 1

Q: What is the most likely habitat that these students are studying ? a. Coastal sand dunes

c. A saltmarsh d. A garden ecosystem

b. The CBDa. A woodland

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Question 2

Q: A student has used this simple web-based GIS to show their different fieldwork techniques. What does GIS stand for? a. Geographical Infographic Systemc. Geographical Inductive Statistics

d. Calculating the total amount of sun

b. General Inference Spatially


d. Geographic Information System

Question 3

Q: Which of the following geographical terms best links these three locations that could be chosen as fieldwork sites?a. Coastal

c. Honeypot d. Upland


b. Resort

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Question 4

Q: What is the purpose of this item of equipment and how does it work?

a. Measures air freshness - estimates through sampler at front of device

c. Estimates distance of objects away – point at object and then groundd. Estimates amount of light – operator points it to sky and land


b. Measures gradient / slope – the tilt is measured and gives a reading in °

Question 5

Q: Four students are asked to describe what the term ‘sampling’ means. Which of their answers is the clearest and most accurate do you think?a. Doing an accurate and reliable survey of something or some people within a populationc. Surveying using a transect to collect the data that you want to answer a hypothesis

b. An accepted shortcut to collecting a smaller amount of data that is most representative of an area or group


d. A single survey design that involves a systematic technique to collect relevant quantitative data

Question 6Fieldwork data from a small stream showing changes in how long a float takes to travel 10 m (seconds). This can be used to calculate velocity or speed (distance / time)

Site 1 is upstream, Site 8 downstream.

Q Which one of the following statements best describes the data shown? a. No change in stream velocity downstream

d. No relationship indicated

b. Float time varies between 10 secs and 160 secs

c. Negative, moderately strongc. Sites 3-6 show fastest speeds


Slower

Faster

Question 7Q: How is this mobile phone being used to assist in fieldwork?a. Using the in-built GPS to give and accurate 6-figure OS grid reference

c. Using the phone to work out the vertical height drop between sites d. Using the movement detector in the phone to obtain a bearing / direction

b. Using the built in light-sensor to measure and record sunlight


Question 8

Q: A geography student is mapping a the area of the CBD, shown in the OS grid square above. Estimate the area of this core of the CBD (ha = hectare). 1ha = 1/100km2 or 100m x 100ma. 1 ha

c. ~15 hectares d. ~95 hectares

b. 2 ha

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Core of CBDOuter zone of CBD

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Question 9

Q: Which of (a), (b), (c) or (d) is the correct combination of figures

a. (1) Chloropleth, (2) kite diagram, (3) desire line map c. (1) Kite graph, (2) chloropleth, (3) flow line map

d. (1) Isoline graph, (2) choropleth, (3) desire line map

b. (1) Kite graph, (2) choropleth, (3) flow line map


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Question 10

Q: You have been taken on a field visit to a coastal Geopark overseas which is in a hot and humid climate. You see these interesting sandstone features. Which is the most probable explanation for its development?a. Fluvial (river) erosion has

created sculpted features

c. Differential wind / aeolian weathering has fashioned these sculpted forms

c. Chemical weathering + erosion by sea and wind have created unique shapes

b. These ‘mushroom’ rocks have been produced by only depositional processes


Question no. Answer1 a2 d3 c4 b5 b6 b7 a8 c9 b10 c

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Geographical Association Worldwise Local Quiz 2010-11 Fieldwork Round