Guildford High SchoolYear 9 Geography

FieldworkWednesday 6th June 2007

with the Royal Geographical Society

What is a clone?

(Clue: Dolly)

What is a clone town?

Key questions:How does Guildford compare to other towns

in the country in terms of:

1.The shops that it provides on the High Street.

2.Its 2001 Census data, including housing type / price and levels of crime.

Three part fieldwork project:

1. Tasks you need to complete BEFORE you go to Guildford.

2. Tasks you need to complete DURING the fieldwork in Guildford.

3. Tasks you need to complete AFTER the fieldwork, back at school.

Fieldwork sample areas:

Photo Environmental Quality Assessment

Street Furniture(e.g. seating, bike racks, street lights)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Traffic Congestion

1 2 3 4 5 6

Litter

1 2 3 4 5 6

House size

1 2 3 4 5 6

House quality

1 2 3 4 5 6

Pedestrian numbers__________________________________

Evidence of crime__________________________________

Tasks to complete before you go…

1. Housing type in England & Wales:22.8% Detached31.6% Semi-detached26% Terraced18.8% Flats0.4% Other (e.g. caravans, mobile homes)

Source: www.statistics.gov.uk/glance/ ( “Population” “Census 2001: Housing Type”)

task using2. Complete

1. Read article about CLONE TOWNS and make your prediction for Guildford...

Four out of ten of the nation’s towns are “Clone Towns”…Clone Clone Your mission is to find out whether Guildford

is more…

Clone townor

Home town!

GOOD LUCK!