AIS Geography Field Trip Report

Year 10 Humanities
Jakarta its history and modern day issues


Date of excursion: 5
th
August
Date due:
Weighting 40% Unit grade
Task:
Word length 800-1000 ords
Folloing the Year 10 Geography Field Trip to !ota Tua you must rite up
a Fieldork report that e"plains hat you e"perien#ed on the $ield trip% You
ill also need to resear#h the history o$ ea#h o$ the areas to &a#k up your
analysis%
'hat in$ormation ill e $ind on the $ield trip(
On the field trip you will need to collect as much information as possible to use in your report.
While on the excursion, you should follow our progress on a map and mark in areas
of interest.
You should take as many photos of relevant areas as possible.
You should also make field sketches. A minimum of 3 field sketches must be
included in your report. You will be required to make field sketches while on the
excursion but you can also make field sketches afterwards from your photographs.
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"ow to write a fieldwor# report
$n %eography when we return from %eography Field trips we always li#e to thin# about some of
the disco&eries that we ha&e made when we were out 'in the field(. )he best way to thin# about
these things and to put some sort of order together is to produce a piece of %eography
coursewor#. )his is what we are going to loo# at o&er the ne*t few lessons. You will then be
gi&en a deadline and you will ha&e to produce your final+ word processed+ neatly presented
piece of wor# and gi&e this in to your teacher. )he more thought+ detail and effort that you put
in , the more mar#s that you will be awarded.
Your fieldwor# report should consist of - sections.
1. )itle !age
2. $ntroduction
3. .ims
/. 0ata 1ollection
2. 0ata !resentation
3. 0ata .nalysis (4riting
-. 1onclusion and 5&aluation
1% Title )age
On a plain piece of paper write out the title for the pro6ect+ your name and your
class. You should include rele&ant photographs or a drawing7picture. )he )itle for
this pro6ect is
8 )he historical settlement of 9a#arta and modern day issues:
Hint: Make this page as colourful, neat and interesting as possible
*% Introdu#tion
$t is &ery important that you set the scene for the piece of wor# that you are doing.
$ntroductions should be as interesting as possible. )he introductions should be
between 1 and 1 ; pages long. <se the following sentences to help you ,
)he city of 9a#arta is . . . . .
)he main features of any urban en&ironment are . . . .
)he places that we &isited for this field trip were . . . . .
$n this pro6ect we will be loo#ing at . . . .
4e completed this piece of fieldwor# (when . . . . .
)he things that $ en6oyed 7 found interesting about the fieldwor# are . . . .
You should ma#e sure that you in#lude a lo#ation map to show e*actly where we
&isited and completed our fieldtrip.
Hint: Imagine that the person who is reading your report knows nothing about
Geography or about what you did. Use your own knowledge and your Geography
book to tell readers about what they should expect to find in any urban
enironment.
+% Aims ,Hypothesis-
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)he .im for the Fieldwor# e*perience is stated on the first page of this boo#let.
"owe&er+ the aims of what you are going to loo# at in this report are slightly
different. For this fieldwor# you are loo#ing at 3 hypothesis or statements and you
are going to pro&ide e&idence for each. )hese are the aims of your pro6ect are to
disco&er=
1. 4hat historical factors influenced the planning of the original site of
9a#arta (>ata&ia &isited?
2. 4hat is the area of @ota )ua used for? = 4ho li&es there? 4hat are the
economic acti&ities? 4hat social infrastructure is in place?
3. 4hat are some issues with the area &isited?
i. Aocial
ii. 5n&ironmental
iii. 5conomic
/. 1hoose OB5 of the issues (social+ en&ironmental+ or economic and
suggest solutions7recommendations to the problem.

Hint: !or this section all you need to do is take one page and to copy out the "
aims#hypothesis. Make sure that you refer to these as you present and write your
coursework.
.% /ata 0olle#tion
$n this section you must write about ho you #olle#ted your results. You must
gi&e a well written account of what was done on the fieldwor# &isit that we made to
@ota )ua. )his section must read well (subheadings might help you organise this
section. You need to ma#e sure that you include the following information in your
data collection section C
%eneral information about collecting your data
0escribe hat happened on the fieldwor# e&ent e.g. 'hen did you
collect your results? 7 'here did you collect them? 7 'ho did you
wor# with? 5tc
Field s#etches , describe how these were completed
!hotographs , note where photographs were ta#en (if you ha&e the ability to
geoCtag photographs when you ta#e them+ this would be a good time to use
this feature.
5&idence of economic acti&ity C how did you gather this information?
Obser&ations of sustainability issues such as pollution7social problems?
.ny other rele&ant information
Hint: $o try and make this into a piece of writing rather than %ust answering the &uestions.
It might be a good idea to show pictures of the e&uipment used during the day. 'his
should be about ( ) pages long. *ou could diide this into different sections.
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1% /ata )resentation
)his is the section where you will include any graphs+ tables and pictures that ha&e
been collected and drawn to pro&e points in your coursewor#. Your data
presentation must include the following items ,
.t least 3 field s#etches of the different stops along the route. )hese should
be coloured and labelled properly. You may want to include a photo of this site
too.
!hotographs appropriately labelled and annotated+ describing appropriate
information related to the aims. 0on(t include e&ery photo that you too#.
1hoose the ones that best illustrate the information you will use in your
analysis.
You may add to this list of you wish , maps7descriptions etc
2a&el ea#h sket#h3photograph et# so you #an re$er to it later4 eg Sket#h 1 Site 15
)hotograph * !ali 6esar5 !ota Tua
7% /ata Analysis ,'riting-
)his section is the toughest part of any coursewor#. You must try to e*plain to the
reader what you ha&e learnt. For this coursewor# we suggest that you split this
section into 3 sections , one section to tal# about each of the different aims.
You should refer to the tables+ graphs+ s#etches and photos in the 0ata
!resentation section to e*plain the e&idence for the first 3 statements in the aim.
>elow are some Duestions to help guide your writing. You do not ha&e to answer
e&ery Duestion. You may also ha&e some more of your own.
!ection A " What historical factors influenced the #lanning of $akarta%
4hat is the history of the area?
4hen was @ota )ua settled? 4hat was it used for?
"ow has modern 9a#arta de&eloped around @ota )ua?
4hat is left of the original+ historical city?
!ection & - What is the area used for: Who li'es there% What are the
econo(ic acti'ities% What social infrastructure is in #lace%
4hat acti&ities ta#e place in @ota )ua now?
4hat businesses are present? .re they indi&idual buildings or shopping malls?
.re there schools7health care7sports centres etc?
4hat is the standard of li&ing li#e in the area? 4hat is the housing and
infrastructure li#e?
$s traffic an issue?
!ection ) - What are so(e issues ith the areas 'isited%
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4hat e&idence of pollution did you obser&e in the area?
4hat standard is the housing in each area?
@ota )ua contains many historically important buildings. 4hat is the state of these
buildings?
"ow was the traffic flowing in each area?
4hat do you thin# the crime would be li#e in each area?
0oes it seem that the public ser&ices such as waste disposal and sewerage are
adeDuate?
You should pro&ide e&idence of the issues by referring to your field s#etches+
photographs+ information from the guide+ obser&ations or research.
!ection D " 0hoose 89: o$ the issues you identi$ied and suggest
re#ommendations to impro;e this area%
Hint: Make sure that when you are writing up the points for each section that you
do not %ust answer the &uestions + try to think of &uestions yourself. ,lso do try to
make sure that you refer to your tables, pictures and graphs in this section. It is
essential that you explain to the reader what each graph shows.
<% 0on#lusion and :;aluation
)his is the last section of your pro6ect and is di&ided into 2 sections. 5ach section
should be about ; page in length.
)onclusion
5*plain what you ha&e learnt by completing this coursewor#
4hat things about urban settlements+ megacities etc ha&e you learnt?
%o bac# to your 3 aims and state them again and this time answer whether
you ha&e found each hypothesis to be true or false
*'aluation
4hat ha&e you en6oyed about this fieldwor#?
4hat things ha&e you not en6oyed?
4hat things would you do differently if you had to do this piece of wor# again?
4hat aspects of this fieldwor# did you find difficult?
Hint: You must reflect on your own feelings and opinions about the
coursework in this section. Be honest, but do try to be constructive with
your ideas to change the coursework and do try to be realistic.
':22 /89:= You ha;e $inished=
8ther use$ul in$ormation
$f you ha&e access to a computer , do try to type and present as much of your coursewor#
as possible on computer , it loo#s neater and more professionalE
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!roof read your wor# to ma#e sure that all pages are free from spelling mista#es and
errors.
$t is a good idea to put your completed coursewor# into some form of folder or binder when
you hand it in.
Finally+ ta#e pride in your wor# and try to do your &ery best. )he mar# that you get for this
piece of wor# will go towards your final %eography mar# at the end of the year .
Finally+ finally , ma#e sure that you ha&e your finished report ready to hand in for the
coursewor# deadline.
(%uide adapted from Alemish 1ollege %eography 0epartment= )he 1oastal 5n&ironment=
5rosion+ 0eposition and !ollution at the Borth 1oast
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