Fieldwork & GIS
Fieldwork involves collecting data to to test a hypothesis. True / False?
True
Define sparsely populated population
An area with low population density
Define slums
An area of poor housing / living conditions
Moon's gravitational force
Define qualitative data
Data obtained based on opinions & feelings
State 3 factors that affect population distribution
Climate, Jobs, Natural resources
Explain the difference between pull factors & push factors
Pull factors - Factors that attract people to come to a place.
Push factors - Factors that drive away / repel people from coming to a place.
State 4 landforms created by waves
1. Arch
2. Cave
3. Stack
4. Stump
Explain what is a secondary data
Data collected from books / internet
What's the difference between immigrants & emigrants?
Immigrants - people moving into a country
Emigrants - people moving out from a country
Describe what is a sustainable city
A city that offers high quality of life with minimum negative impact on the environment & minimum waste
Explain how sea walls can protect the coast from the sea
Waves can be reflected away from the coast due to the curved design of the wall
List out the 4 stages in fieldwork that come after collecting data
Process & present data, Analyse data, Draw conclusion, Evaluate enquiry
Explain why fertility rate in more developed countries is lower compared to the less developed countries
Women prefer to work rather than getting married or starting a family. Women are more educated about family planning. Women also have better access to birth control/contraceptions.
What are the 4 stages of development within cities?
1. Basic
2. Improving
3. Advanced
4. Sustainable
Give 3 examples of the usage of coast that are beneficial to a country's economy
1. Trading
2. Fishing
3. Tourism
Explain how a paper map differs to a GIS map
Paper map is a physical map that only shows a specific information
What are the risks of having an aged population?
1. Lack of workforce to help boost the economy
2. High pressure on welfare/healthcare
3. High pressure on pensions.
What is the impact of Industrial Revolution to towards the population growth of towns & cities?
Explain how waves can turn a cave into a stump
Waves from the sea erode the cave over time and turns it into an arch which will eventually collapse, leaving a stack. The continuous erosion will turn the stack into a stump.