S. Graves - Geography

Quiz: Chapter 14

FIELD WORK AND SITE SELECTION

This chapter is a bit difficult to read because it is so over the top British, with references to "tutors", and "qualifiers", etc. The British are important contributors to the geographic project in general, so get used to reading papers in their "wrong side of the road" style.

Try not to get too bogged down in the specifics of this chapter. Many of you may not be familiar with the jargon of geomorphology or plant/animal geography, so it might be a bit frustrating, still this chapter has a number of good ideas regarding selecting a field site...many of which I would argue apply to field work done by human geographers as well.

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Answer	Letter	Questions and Answer Options
Answer 1	1.	Reid uses the metaphor of the chicken and the egg to describe what dilemma?
	a.	the difficulty in determining whether your field of study is driving your hypothesis or vice verse.
	b.	the difficulty in deciding whether or not to do field work
	c.	the difficulty in choosing the fieldwork hypothesis or a laboratory based hypothesis.
	d.	the difficulty in determining if your field measurements effect your hypothesis or whether or hypothesis drives your field measurements.
Answer 2	2.	What is process feedback?
	a.	when you acknowledge that your measurment may be flawed
	b.	when your measurement devices (or you) become a possible interfering variable in what you are measuring
	c.	when you report to your funding agency on the progress of your study
	d.	when you refined your process during the field trials to make sure your findings match your hypothesis
Answer 3	3.	Which of these is NOT a field work model (for site visits) according to Reid?
	a.	uninterrupted stay at a field site for multiple weeks
	b.	regular visits to a field site over a period months
	c.	irregular visits to a field site over a period months
	d.	Reid identifies these all as possible strategies for field visitation
Answer 4	4.	Reid identifies these as problems associated with deciding how many places to sample and how many samples to take:
	a.	too few sample sites may reveal little about the general process under study
	b.	too few sample periods may obscure variations that may occur over time
	c.	too many samples may prove too costly or time consuming to take
	d.	all of these are problems according to the text
Answer 5	5.	Which of these items is NOT listed among Reid's suggested field kit?
	a.	measuring tapes
	b.	polaroid camera
	c.	walkie-talkies
	d.	swiss army knife
Answer 6	6	The best advice given by Reid in several of the paragraphs is:
	a.	make sure to consult with your supervisor, "tutor" or professor.
	b.	make sure to consult with your supervisor, "tutor" or professor.
	c.	make sure to consult with your supervisor, "tutor" or professor.
	d.	make sure to consult with your supervisor, "tutor" or professor.
Answer 7	7.	In the further reading section, which author might help you if you were measuring fish in a wetland?
	a.	Gilbertson, et. al (1985)
	b.	Gordon et. al. (1992)
	c.	Goudie (1990)
	d.	Strangeways, I.C. (multiple dates)
Answer 8	8	In the further reading section, which author might help you if you want to do fluvial geomorphology study?
	a.	Gilbertson, et. al (1985)
	b.	Gordon et. al. (1992)
	c.	Goudie (1990)
	d.	Strangeways, I.C. (multiple dates)
Answer 9	9.	In the further reading section, which author might help you if you wanting a book on general geomorphology studies?
	a.	Gilbertson, et. al (1985)
	b.	Gordon et. al. (1992)
	c.	Goudie (1990)
	d.	Strangeways, I.C. (multiple dates)
Answer 10	10.	In the further reading section, which author might help you if you were measuring weather events?
	a.	Gilbertson, et. al (1985)
	b.	Gordon et. al. (1992)
	c.	Goudie (1990)
	d.	Strangeways, I.C. (multiple dates)

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Geography 300

Quiz: Chapter 14

FIELD WORK AND SITE SELECTION

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