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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data

I can analyse and reflect on my microclimate data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.

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Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating microclimate data

I can analyse and reflect on my microclimate data to create meaningful conclusions and an evaluation.

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Key learning points

  1. Analysis can involve looking for relationships between independent and dependent variables.
  2. Conclusions discuss the most likely or most common relationships.
  3. Geographers are careful not to assume a reason for a relationship.
  4. Geographers often need to collect more than one sample of each data type to be sure of their conclusions.

Keywords

  • Assumption - what a geographer believes to be true, rather than what they have evidence for

  • Interpretation - what a geographer judges might be true based on the evidence they have

  • Sample size - the number of pieces of data (of one type) that the geographer collects

Common misconception

Assumptions and interpretations in geographical analysis are equally valid.

Geographers should always aim to interpret their data accurately rather than make assumptions about it.


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A practice analysis of a photograph can help students first recognise the difference between assumptions and interpretations.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a microclimate?
A type of weather forecast
A very small version of Earth's climate
Correct answer: The climate in a small specific area
A machine that measures temperature
Q2.
Which of these might affect a microclimate?
Colour of school uniforms
Type of mobile phone
Correct answer: Buildings and trees nearby
Q3.
Why do geographers collect microclimate data in the field?
To understand how weather changes in books
Correct answer: To compare real conditions in different places
To make art projects
To guess temperatures
Q4.
Which tool would be best for measuring temperature during fieldwork?
Stopwatch
Compass
Correct answer: Thermometer
Ruler
Q5.
Why do geographers use field sketches during fieldwork?
To decorate their reports
To make up data
Correct answer: To show what the location looks like
To practise art skills
Q6.
What is an example of a good fieldwork question?
What is my favourite food?
Why do birds sing?
Correct answer: How does shade affect temperature in our school?

4 Questions

Q1.
What is an assumption in geography?
A type of graph
A conclusion based on clear evidence
Correct answer: A belief without definite proof
A piece of equipment
Q2.
What is an interpretation?
A random guess
Correct answer: A conclusion based on the evidence
A type of measurement
A way to predict the future
Q3.
What does ‘sample size’ mean in geography?
How big your classroom is
The number of people in your group
Correct answer: The number of data pieces you collect
The size of the equipment
Q4.
Which of these is true about assumptions and interpretations?
Both are equally valid
Assumptions are better than interpretations
Correct answer: Interpretations are more valid because they’re based on evidence
Neither are useful in geography

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