Sec 1 Unit 1

Lesson 4

How do geographers carry out their

investigations?

At the end of the lesson you will be able to :

1.Identify the 4 core geographical questions

2. List and explain the 4 steps of data collection and presentation in geography.

4 Core questions of geography.

1. What is the issue?

2. Which part(s) of the world is/are affected by this issue? Why does it occur?

3. How does the issue affect humans and the natural environment?

4. How should the issue be managed?

Identify the focus for the inquiry.◦What do we investigate?

Identify the extent of the issue.

See the impact of the issues.

Identify the reason(s) for the rise of this issue.

Identify the impact of the issue.

Are there specific groups affected?

Is nature affected?

Are the impacts short or long term?

Explore possible solutions.

How can the issue be resolved?

Will there be any damage that cannot be undone?

Recess is over.

Perry is hungry.

Classroom, Lessons.

Perry cannot focus, his teacher is bothered.

His classmates get scolded because his teacher is affected.

Perry should have had some food before going for his game during recess.

Give him a candy to tide him over.

1. Data collection ◦ Fieldwork

Going into the actual area of study.

Use geographical tools to measure and record the area of study.

◦ Research

Using the available resources (publications, internet, etc.) to research on topic.

The data collected is analysed thoroughly.

Look for trends that might explain certain things.

Look for outstanding information found in the data.

Use different tools to present findings.

Graphs, Photographs, ICT tools

Relook at the investigation.

Any possible areas of concern?

Any areas for improvement?

How could it have been done better?

What are the 4 core geographical questions?

How do geographers collect and present their findings?

Glossary Test on Pg 17 next lesson.

MCQ plus short answer plus wordsearch

Next Geog Lesson!

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Traffic Count

To have a hands on experience of fieldwork.

To collect primary data and to interpret it.

To use primary data collected to arrive at conclusion.

To count the amount of vehicles that use a particular road on any particular time slot.

A pre-set time frame (5 minutes/ 10 minutes/ 2 minutes / etc)

Can classify as vehicles (general) or split into smaller categories (cars, trucks, buses, etc)

Split up and count only the particular type of vehicle you are allocated.

Share your readings.

This will increase accuracy.

You can of course choose to do it on your own.