EXERCISE
Answer in short :
Question 1. Make a report on your field visit.
Answer:
The following points should be used for preparing a report.
- Introduction
- Location and route map
- Physiographic features
- Climate
- Plant and animal life
- Human settlements
- Occupations
- Land use and type of crops
- Important historical places
- Environmental problems and measures
- Conclusion
- Use of diagrams, graphs, pictures can be taken to support the information collected during the field visit.
Question 2. Prepare a questionnaire for a field visit to a factory.
Answer:
A questionnaire for a field visit to a factory will be as follows:
- What is the name of the factory?
- What is the location of the factory?
- Which product is manufactured in the factory?
- What are the raw materials used to make the final goods?
- Where do the raw materials come from?
- In which market is the final product sold?
- How many people are employed in the factory?
- Do you have shifts for your employees? What are their timings?
- What safety measures do you adopt for your staff?
- What precautions have been taken to prevent a fire hazard?
- What precautions have been taken to prevent or reduce environmental pollution?
- What mode of transport is used for the movement of raw materials and finished goods?
Question 3. How will you manage the litter during the field visit?
Answer :
Carry Reusable Items: Use reusable water bottles, food containers, and cloth bags to minimize waste generation.
Bring Waste Collection Bags: Carry biodegradable or reusable bags to collect all litter, such as food wrappers, tissues, or other disposables, produced during the visit.
Segregate Waste: Separate waste into recyclables (e.g., plastic bottles) and non-recyclables (e.g., food scraps) to facilitate proper disposal later.
Avoid Single-Use Plastics: Avoid using single-use plastic items like straws, cutlery, or plates to reduce litter.
Dispose of Waste Responsibly: Identify designated dustbins at the field visit site or nearby areas for proper disposal. If no dustbins are available, carry the litter back to a location where it can be disposed of correctly.
Clean-Up Before Leaving: Ensure the group checks the area before departing to pick up any stray litter, leaving the site clean.
Educate the Group: Brief all participants before the visit about the importance of not littering and keeping the environment clean.
Question 4. What items will you take with you for the field visit?
Answer:
We will take the following items with us for the field visit:
- Notebook, pen, pencil, camera, binoculars, etc to collect information.
- Magnetic compass, GPS enabled mobile phone and also maps to know directions and locate various places.
- I-card, water bottle, cap, and a first aid box are a must.
- Ziplock bag for collecting samples.
- Carry a questionnaire and information booklet about the place to be visited.
- Carry some bags to discard any trash.
Question 5. Outline the importance of a field visit.
Answer:
(i) Geography is a science to be learnt through observation.
(ii) Field study gives us an opportunity to get firsthand information of the new place having a different location, climate and landforms.
(iii) Students learn the relationship between physical and cultural factors and how man adapts himself accordingly.
(iv) They get an opportunity to interact with the local people, know about their culture, food, clothing and understand their problems.
(v) Students develop the feeling of belonging to these regions and their skill of observation and reasoning also improves.
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