Fieldwork investigations quiz

Why did we choose West Wittering beach for the coastal investigation?

• Proximity to a volcano

• Accessible from school

• Presence of a river delta

• Urban development

What type of data does a clinometer generate?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Descriptive

• Theoretical

What is the hypothesis regarding sediment size in the coastal investigation?

• Sediment size decreases with increasing distance from the sea

• Sediment size is uniform across the beach

• Sediment size increases with increasing distance from the sea

• Sediment size is not affected by distance from the sea

What is a disadvantage of using systematic sampling along a transect?

• It is too time-consuming

• It can cause over- or under-representation of certain areas

• It does not provide quantitative data

• It requires too many pieces of equipment

According to the evaluation section in the coastal investigation, what could have been done to make the conclusions more statistically significant?

• Taking measurements only during high tide

• Using a smaller sample size

• Taking an average of the results from all the groups

• Measuring along multiple transects instead of just one

What was the observed relationship between the percentage of vegetation cover and distance from the strand line?

• No correlation was observed

• A negative correlation was observed

• A positive correlation was observed

• The relationship was inconsistent

What was the primary method used to collect data for the land use survey in Crawley?

• Conducting interviews with local residents

• Observing and noting land use on a transect walk using RICEPOTS

• Analysing historical maps of the area

• Using satellite imagery to assess land use

Which of the following was identified as a limitation of the investigation conducted in Crawley?

• The data was too subjective

• Only four transects were walked, limiting the data

• The equipment used was not accurate

• The questionnaire design was flawed

What is one suggested improvement for the accuracy of the land use survey?

• Use a GOAD map that shows individual buildings

• Increase the number of transects walked

• Compare answers with other groups to find the most common land use identified

• Confirm building use on Google Maps (GIS)

According to the conclusions, which area had the highest EQS scores?

• The commercial/retail area within the first 100m along each transect

• The residential area of Transect 3 near the open space of the cricket ground

• The inner-city areas with a score of 40

• The area around 200m because of the Town Hall