Geography P3 fieldwork facts

Sheringham inquiry question

To what extent is coastal defenses in Sheringham effective?

Hypothesis 1 (Sheringham)

The direction of LSD is eastern

Hypothesis 2 (Sheringham)

Groynes are effective in stopping LSD

Hypothesis 3 (Sheringham)

High quality coastal defences are found closer to the town

Data collection methods in Sheringham

Groyne Survey (measure sediment on east and west side), LSD survey (throw orange and measure direction), Bipolar analysis of groynes

Data presentation methods at Sheringham

Choropleth map, Radar graphs, proportional arrows for LSD, Dual bar chart

Cromer inquiry question

To what extent does tourism influence land use in cromer?

Cromer hypothesis 1

Land use in cromer matches that of the coastal resort model

Cromer hypothesis 2

Tourist responses correlate with the land use

Cromer hypothesis 3

There will be more pedestrians in areas that have higher tourist use

Cromer data collection methods

Pedestrian count, questionnaire, Land use survey

Cromer data presentation methods

Choropleth map (with proportional pedestrian circles), pie chart (tourists and non tourists), bar chart (means of transportation)