World Wise Quiz Fieldwork Round 2006

1. World Wise QuizFieldwork Round 2006 Sponsored by the Field Studies Council

2. Instructions • There are 10 multiple choice questions all somehow connected to fieldwork. • Answer each question in turn – consulting with other members of the team. • The questions get harder as you progress…starting easy and then becoming increasingly difficult. • GOOD LUCK!

3. Question 1 Q: What might a climatologist use this piece of equipment for? a. Checking the angle of the sun in the sky b. Monitoring the amount of received UV radiation c. Inverting images for landscape painters d. Calculating the total amount of sun hours during the day d. Calculating the total amount of sun hours during the day www.field-studies-council.org

4. Question 2 Q: What is the most likely habitat that these students are studying ? a. Coastal sand dunes a. Coastal sand dunes b. The CBD c. A saltmarsh d. A garden ecosystem www.field-studies-council.org

5. Question 3 Q: What is the purpose of this item of equipment and how does it work? a. Measures soil moisture - estimate wetness on metal shaft b. Measures soil compaction - depth of penetration relates to compaction b. Measures soil compaction - depth of penetration relates to compaction c. Estimates vegetation height - measure off against metal shaft d. Estimates soil organic matter. The angle of landing relates to degree of humus in the soil www.field-studies-council.org

6. Question 4 Q What is the strength and nature of the relationship between environmental quality and traffic flow? a. Inappropriate, weak b. Positive, weak c. Negative, moderately strong c. Negative, moderately strong d. No relationship indicated www.field-studies-council.org

7. Question 5 0m 20m Q: On a field visit to a river, you are asked to estimate the average gradient of this stretch of stream (above). What will your answer be? a. > 50 degrees b. 2-10 degrees b. 2-20 degrees c. 20-50 degrees d. 0-1 degree www.field-studies-council.org

8. Question 6 Q: Four students are asked to describe what the word ‘hypothesis’ means, as part of a lesson on fieldwork for a forthcoming visit. Which would you say is the best definition? a. A question that is asked at the end of a geographical enquiry b. A ‘geographical hunch’ d. A statement which is testable through data which is collected via an enquiry c. The distortion of results because of some error the data collection www.field-studies-council.org

9. Question 7 Q: As part of your fieldwork investigation you investigate noise levels from traffic. You record a car as having an average noise level of 80dB, and a lorry at 100dB. How many times ‘noisier’ is the lorry than the car? a. 1.25 times louder b. Twice as loud c. 100 times louder d. 1000% louder www.field-studies-council.org

10. 02 03 76 Question 8 Woodland Clearing 1km 75 Q: A geography student is mapping a piece of woodland, shown in the OS grid square above. Estimate the area of this woodland. a. 0.01 km2 b. 0.1km2 c. 35 hectares d. 95 hectares

11. Question 9 N Q: In which compass trend is the dominant traffic flow of (i) buses / coaches and (ii) cars? a. (i) 270° - 90°, (ii) 270° - 90° b. (i) 90° - 270°, (ii) 270° - 90° c. (i) 180° - 0°, (ii) 90° - 270° d. (i) 90° - 270°. (ii) 180° - 0° www.field-studies-council.org

12. Question 10 Q: You have got lost whilst on a field trip to an icy place. You stumble across a house where all walls face south. What are your latitude and longitude co-ordinates? a. 90N 0 b. 90S 0 d. 0N 0 c. 90N 370 www.field-studies-council.org