Field Work

Syllabus tag: KCSE | Geography | Form 1 | Topic 5 Field Work

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Define field work and describe its three types.
• State the importance of field work in the study of geography.
• Describe the procedure followed in conducting a field study.
• State the problems encountered in field work and how they are solved.

Summary

Field work is the study of geography outside the classroom, in the actual environment. Its three types are the field excursion, field study and field research. The procedure runs from choosing a topic through objectives and hypotheses to reconnaissance, the study itself, and follow-up. A hypothesis is a statement to be tested, not a conclusion.