geography human fieldwork

what is our title?

there will be more challenges faced by people living in Carpenters Estate than East Village

what 4 factors did we investigate?

the quality of housing, crime, green space and services

where is stratford?

east london, 6 miles north east of central. The majority of stratford is in newham

why was the sight suitable

easy to get to on public transport and on foot. also a clear contrast between areas

give 4 risks of investigation

using public transport, meeting strangers, bad weather and crossing roads

how did we minimise the risk of public transport?(2)

stayed in groups and registered after each journey

how did we minimise risk of bad weather.

coats and appropriate footwear

which sampling technique did we use to decide on area?

random

give an advantage of random sampling

not biased

give 3 disadvantages of random sampling

could be unsuitable, may not be representative and may be too close together

what proportion of tower blocks in carpenters estate empty?

90%

why do the government want people to leave carpenters estate?

so they can destroy and rebuild it

when was carpenters estate built and why is it poor quality.

built very quickly in 1967

what profession commonly lives in east village?

bankers

how many homes in east village?

2818

what was east village previously used for?

athletes stayed during olympic games

how was primary data important to our investigation?

data that directly answered our key questions

how was secondary data useful to investigation?

provided us with an overview of the 2 areas

what was 2 advantages of the service tally

easy to do and linked to hypothesis

what was one limitation of service tally

biased as only one location on each site

give 3 ways to make results more accurate

collect more times, get an average across multiple students and do questionnaires in carpenters estate

how was a stacked bar chart a useful data presentation technique?

allowed us to draw overall comparisons

how was annotated photos a useful data presentation technique?

allowed us to form detailed conclusions about specific challenges

what was environmental quality survey in carpenters estate?

38

what was environmental quality survey in east village?

61