FInal lesson Unit 1

1. Sec 1 Unit 1
Lesson 4
How do geographers carry out their
investigations?

2. 
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.

3. 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?
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4.  Identify
inquiry.
the focus for the
◦What do we investigate?

5.  Identify
the extent of the
issue.
 See the impact of the issues.
 Identify the reason(s) for the
rise of this issue.

6.  Identify
the impact of the
issue.
 Are there specific groups
affected?
 Is nature affected?
 Are the impacts short or long
term?

7.  Explore
possible solutions.
 How can the issue be
resolved?
 Will there be any damage
that cannot be undone?

9. 
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Recess is over.
Perry is hungry.

10. 
Classroom, Lessons.

11. 
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Perry cannot focus, his teacher is bothered.
His classmates get scolded because his
teacher is affected.

12. 
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Perry should have had some food before
going for his game during recess.
Give him a candy to tide him over.

14. 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.

15.  The
data collected is analysed
thoroughly.
 Look for trends that might
explain certain things.
 Look for outstanding
information found in the data.

16.  Use
different tools to
present findings.
 Graphs, Photographs, ICT
tools

17.  Relook
at the investigation.
 Any possible areas of
concern?
 Any areas for improvement?
 How could it have been
done better?

18.  What
are the 4 core
geographical questions?
 How do geographers collect
and present their findings?

19.  Glossary
Test on Pg 17 next
lesson.
 MCQ plus short answer plus
wordsearch
 Next Geog Lesson!

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21. Traffic Count

22.  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.

23. 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)


30.  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.