Introduction
The first section of your report is the introduction. Here you will:
- Explain your choice of title/investigation question including what the question actually means.
- Outline the Geographical theory under-pinning the investigation.
- Describe the sequence of investigation
- Identify and define the key concepts linked to your investigation and outline the
- Geographically describe the location of the study area.
Example/ideas and guidance:
Explaining the Title.
The investigation aims to assess the effects that tourists and tourism may have on honey pot sites. The investigation will be carried out in the town of Windsor, known to be a popular destination for visitors.
The title has been chosen as it expresses the investigation in the form of a question and identifies clearly the key parts of the study.
Geographical Background
A tourism honeypot is a location where... (Explain what a tourist honeypot is and how it might be recognised ie its key features)
Tourism is an important industry internationally and, for a small town such as Windsor, is likely to contribute significantly to its economy. (How it will do this). However, the town will have other functions such as retail, residential, industry etc and so the tourism activity is likely to be concentrated around key sites. These key sites may constitute honeypots. The most likely honeypot site in Windsor is the area close to Windsor Castle... (Investigate the attractions of Windsor on the internet, identifying where these are located on a map of the town and explain their distribution).
The investigation will survey the town during fieldwork and measure characteristic features of honey pot sites so that these can be quantified, graphed and mapped. This will involve carrying out interviews with tourists visiting the town and other observations and measurements.
The investigation aims to assess the effects that tourists and tourism may have on honey pot sites. The investigation will be carried out in the town of Windsor, known to be a popular destination for visitors.
The title has been chosen as it expresses the investigation in the form of a question and identifies clearly the key parts of the study.
Geographical Background
A tourism honeypot is a location where... (Explain what a tourist honeypot is and how it might be recognised ie its key features)
Tourism is an important industry internationally and, for a small town such as Windsor, is likely to contribute significantly to its economy. (How it will do this). However, the town will have other functions such as retail, residential, industry etc and so the tourism activity is likely to be concentrated around key sites. These key sites may constitute honeypots. The most likely honeypot site in Windsor is the area close to Windsor Castle... (Investigate the attractions of Windsor on the internet, identifying where these are located on a map of the town and explain their distribution).
The investigation will survey the town during fieldwork and measure characteristic features of honey pot sites so that these can be quantified, graphed and mapped. This will involve carrying out interviews with tourists visiting the town and other observations and measurements.
Sequence of Investigation
To organise the study the AQA sequence of investigation will be broadly followed (based on the AQA examination board guidance). This is described below:
To organise the study the AQA sequence of investigation will be broadly followed (based on the AQA examination board guidance). This is described below:
- Devise a question for investigation.
- Identify and define key concepts related to the question.
- Locate the study area geographically.
- Describe and justify the methods to be used to collect data in the field.
- Collect data in the field.
- Collate the data and present using appropriate graphs, maps and diagrams.
- Describe and interpret the data presented.
- Draw conclusions related to the original purpose of the investigation.
- Evaluate the investigation.
Key concepts that underlie the investigation:
NOTE:
You may have chosen to introduce the key concepts in the geographical background section... this is entirely acceptable, but you must ensure that each is properly defined.
REMEMBER:
The key concepts must appear in each Chapter of your report and they must also be highlighted the first time they appear in each chapter. This is so that the examiner can clearly see that the concepts are pursued all the way through the investigation
Each of the above concepts will play a role in the investigation as they reflect the ways that the town may be affected by tourism/tourists.
Geographical Location of the Study Site
Windsor is a town located... (complete a written description to give the location of Windsor within the country as a whole and within the region. Your description should include distances from other key locations, such as central London and places in its surrounding area. In addition, comment on its accessibility by road, rail and proximity to international communication nodes).
Action:
Add labelled and annotated maps to illustrate location at National, regional and local scales... e.g.
NOTE: In your report the mapping needs to be legible and you should add details such as North Arrows, Scale, and labels.
- Tourism
- Tourist
- Honeypot site
- Economic impact
- Environmental impact
- Sphere of influence
- Visitor origins
- Visitor density
- Honeypot attractions
NOTE:
You may have chosen to introduce the key concepts in the geographical background section... this is entirely acceptable, but you must ensure that each is properly defined.
REMEMBER:
The key concepts must appear in each Chapter of your report and they must also be highlighted the first time they appear in each chapter. This is so that the examiner can clearly see that the concepts are pursued all the way through the investigation
Each of the above concepts will play a role in the investigation as they reflect the ways that the town may be affected by tourism/tourists.
Geographical Location of the Study Site
Windsor is a town located... (complete a written description to give the location of Windsor within the country as a whole and within the region. Your description should include distances from other key locations, such as central London and places in its surrounding area. In addition, comment on its accessibility by road, rail and proximity to international communication nodes).
Action:
Add labelled and annotated maps to illustrate location at National, regional and local scales... e.g.
NOTE: In your report the mapping needs to be legible and you should add details such as North Arrows, Scale, and labels.
Next section is the Methodology...
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