The following generic Fieldwork Enquiry tasks are available for candidates who receive their award in 2017. Theme Generic task for the The tasks are linked to the Page in fieldwork Enquiry following enquiry questions from specification the specification 1 An investigation into the 1.3 How do these landforms and 14 effects of river processes on processes affect the lives of people the lives of people. living along rivers? 4 An investigation of push-pull 1.2 What are the push / pull factors 16 factors that produce rural to that produce rural urban migration – urban migration in a and urban-rural migration? specified area. 6 An investigation into 1.2 What are the regional patterns 17 patterns of quality of life in of economic and/or social one urban area. development in one country? 7 An investigation into the 1.1 What processes are associated 18 processes associated with with the sea? the sea along a defined stretch of coast which has depositional landforms. 8 An investigation into factors 1.1 What factors create the 19 that create variations in variations in weather and climate weather/climate in a local experienced within and around the area. British Isles? 9 An investigation of a sand 1.1 How does the physical 19 dune ecosystem. environment interact with living things to produce different large scale ecosystems? OR 2.1 In what ways do people use ecosystems? 2.2 How can ecosystems be managed sustainably? 10 2.1 What are the impacts of the 20 An investigation of the development of tourism on: impacts of tourism on an urban environment. people and the economy? the environment? 11 20 An investigation into the 2.2 How is retailing changing, and quality of the retail what effects does this have upon environment in the UK high people and the environment? street.
The following generic Fieldwork Enquiry tasks are available for candidates who receive their award in 2017. Theme Generic task for the fieldwork Enquiry The tasks are linked to the following enquiry questions from the specification Page in specification 1 An investigation into the effects of river processes on the lives of people. 1.3 How do these landforms and processes affect the lives of people living along rivers? 14 4 An investigation of push-pull factors that produce rural to urban migration in a specified area. 1.2 What are the push / pull factors that produce rural – urban migration and urban-rural migration? 16 6 An investigation into patterns of quality of life in one urban area. 1.2 What are the regional patterns of economic and/or social development in one country? 17 7 An investigation into the processes associated with the sea along a defined stretch of coast which has depositional landforms. 1.1 What processes are associated with the sea? 18 8 An investigation into factors that create variations in weather/climate in a local area. 1.1 What factors create the variations in weather and climate experienced within and around the British Isles? 19 9 An investigation of a sand dune ecosystem. 1.1 How does the physical environment interact with living things to produce different large scale ecosystems? OR 2.1 In what ways do people use ecosystems? 2.2 How can ecosystems be managed sustainably? 19 10 An investigation of the impacts of tourism on an urban environment. 2.1 What are the impacts of the development of tourism on: people and the economy? the environment? 20 11 An investigation into the quality of the retail environment in the UK high street. 2.2 How is retailing changing, and what effects does this have upon people and the environment? 20
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