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19TRIPSANDvISITSASandA2GeographyfeldtripTheLakeDistrictiswellrenownedoritsbeautiulsceneryandwarmheartedcommunitiesbutwhowouldhaeknownthatwewouldhaeencounteredsomanydierentGeography-relatedtopicswhichwouldplayakeyroleinourunderstandingoGeographyonthistripOnthe18thoMarch201426SixthFormGeographystudentswentonaresidentialtriptothebrightanderybeautiulLakeDistrictNationalPark.GeographicalSkillsplayamajorroleinouroerallASandA2gradesdespitethetripbeingalotounitwasitalorourlearningtoo.Ateralongour-hourjourneyontheminibusestoLancashirewhichwasextremelyunweweregladtobeonoureetagainThatdidntlastbecausebeorelongwewereaskedtowalkabouttwokilometresupa400mmountainnottooarromourbaseatCastleHead.AlthoughthewalkwasessentialorASGeographersortheyreisecoldenironmentsglaciersinparticularitwasalsoagreatwayoreeryonetointeractandgettoknoweachother.WewerethenbackordinnerwhichwasreallyniceespeciallypuddingwhichwasaLancashirespecialityStickyToeePudding-lotsotoeeAterthatwewereabletorelaxorsowethoughtAteralittlebreakweheadedtotheclassroomsandstartedpreparationsorourfeldworkthenextday.TheollowingmorningASGeographerssetotostudytheRierEea.Itwasawetandcolddaybuttheadantageobeingwithriendsmadetheexperiencemoreenjoyableandmadetheworkseemlesschallenging.ASGeographersinestigatedriercharacteristicssuchasdischargehydraulicradiusgradientandManningsMhowroughthechannelisandtoseehowtheseeatureschangeddownstream.BygatheringtheinormationtheywereabletoanalysethedatausingstatisticaltechniquessuchasSpearmansrankcoefcientandthenmakeconclusionsabouttheirhypotheses.MeanwhileA2GeographerswereinestigatingthechangesosandduneswithdistanceromtheseawiththeLakeDistrictsmostamoussanddunehabitatSandscaleHaws.AlthoughtheywerejustaewkilometresawayromtheothergrouptheyweremuchluckierwiththeweatherandeenmanagedtoexperienceabitosunshineOntheThursdayweallisitedBarrowinFurnessatownoonly60000.A2GeographersassessedtowhatextenturbandeclinehadoccurredandealuatedBarrowsrecenturbanregeneration.ASstudentsconductedarioussureystocompareBarrowwithLindalearuralillagesuchasenironmentalqualityruralityandproisionoserices.Theyalsocomparedsecondarydatalookingatageprofleshouseholdtenuresocio-economicdemographicsandoccupationtypes.Wethenreturnedtotheclassroomandanalysedandpresentedourdatatoeachother.Anicedinnerollowedandthensometimetorelax.SomewatchedootballsomeplayedootballandothersplayedtableootballwhereasthegirlsjustchilledOntheFriday-ourlastday-weisitedKirkbyMoor.A2Geographerswerelookingatplagioclimaxandhowtheheathermoorlandsaremanagedtokeeptheirbeauty.Wewereluckyenoughtomeetthemanwhomanagestheheathermoorlandshealonelooksater1000acresoland.HeathermoorlandsarereallyimportantorourheritageastheyarefairlyuniquetoBritain25ofallheathermoorlandsaresituatedhere.ASGeographerswerelookingattheisualandnoiseimpactsowindturbines.Therewere12turbinesonKirkbyMoorwhichproduce4.8Megawattsenoughtopowersome2700homes.WealsohadthechancetoseeBarrowOshoreWindFarmandHeyshamNuclearPowerPlantinthedistancewhichfttedinnicelywiththeenergyissuesunitowork.WealllearnedalotromourexperienceatCastleHead.ItwasreallyunandwerecommendanyoneconsideringASA2GeographytodefnitelygetinoledPuttingtheuntoonesidewethinkthetripreallyhelpeduswithourGeographicalskillswhichisanimportantpartoourexamthisyearanditallowedustodoitinthegreatoutdoorsThiswasmorethanwecouldeerhaelearnedromanytextbook.Itwasanexperiencetoremember.HamzaAkramMunaBulaleh