Introduction to conducting fieldwork - OCRFormulating an enquiry
Geography fieldwork involves formulating an enquiry question, gathering data, analysing the results and reaching conclusions. Fieldwork is often written up as a report.
Fieldwork in geography is all about following an enquiryAn enquiry is a question that a geographer sets out to prove or disprove..
What are the different types of enquiry?
An enquiry is a question that you set out to prove or disprove. A hypothesisA starting point for investigation. An idea or explanation to be tested. is very similar, though it is a statement rather than a question. Both can be either physical geographyThe study of natural features and landforms, eg rivers, coasts, weather. or human geographyThe part of geography which studies how humans interact with the land. in nature.