Rural fieldwork
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can collect primary and secondary data in a rural area to help me answer a geographical enquiry question.
Key learning points
- There are many geographical enquiry questions that you can investigate in rural areas.
- Data collection techniques in a rural area can investigate inequality, service provision and lived experience.
- Secondary data can provide contextual information about rural populations and spaces and how they have changed.
Keywords
Character - the cultural and often historical features of a rural area that make it special
Stakeholder - a person with a particular interest in the issue being investigated
Lived experience - the everyday, personal experience that someone has of living in a place
Common misconception
There are not enough issues in rural areas to make it worth studying fieldwork enquiries there.
Rural areas have a lot of issues around inequality and access to services as well as interesting cultural geography to study.
Teacher tip
The slower pace of life that is often witnessed in rural areas can make some aspects of data collection challenging. For example, questionnaires may have to be redesigned to take into account that there may be fewer members of the public on the street to ask.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - outdoor learning
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the definition of inequality?
Q2.Which of the following best describes the term 'amenities'?
Q3.Which of the following is least likely to be a rural industry?
Q4.A leading question is a question that ...
Q5.An question is one to which a respondent can answer in any way they please.
Q6.Which of the following is not a reason why people migrate to a rural area to live?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following statements is true?
Q2.The of a place refers to its identity, what makes it special and how it feels to be there.
Q3.Sort these stages of conducting a stakeholder interview into the correct order.
Q4.What is the name of the secondary data source that provides ranked information on inequality?
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