Geography Virtual Fieldwork (Bondi Beach)

Hello everybody!!! Today I'll take you on a trip to Bondi Beach! Let's go swimming!

This virtual fieldwork will allow you to develop understanding of geographical processes and geographical inquiry. Virtual fieldwork will enhance your learning opportunities  because it caters for a variety of teaching and learning styles.

[video:https://youtu.be/zgXNGDmk1d4]

Have fun cruising Bondi Beach!

To begin the learning materials, please proceed to the "process" page.

I hope you enjoy. Good luck!

Webquest 1

Watch the video and complete the following questions.

1. Identify the landform
2. Which physical features can you identify in the video?
3. Explain how the landform formed
4. What impact does it have on how we live?

5.Construct a climatic graph for Bondi based on the following information:

Month	Low TemperatureºC	High TemperatureºC	Rainfall mm
January	17º	26º	101
February	17º	26º	118
March	16º	25º	129
April	13º	22º	126
May	9º	19º	121
June	7º	17º	131
July	6º	16º	99
August	7º	18º	81
September	9º	20º	69
October	12º	22º	78
November	14º	24º	83
December	16º	25º	78

http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-east/bondi/weather

6.Go on the internet and research the temperature and rainfall for the day this video was taken and compare  the prediction with the weather seen on the video.

Webquest 2

1. List the things happening in the images below and explain why it is happening

 

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Watch the video again (if necessary) and answer the below questions.

1. Identify the type of waves in Bondi
2. Which direction are the waves going and what is the cause of the direction of waves?
3. Calculate the approximate time difference (in seconds) between each wave
4. Explain what happens to the person when they collide with the wave at 2.18 minutes of the video.
5. Identify at which minute of the video refraction occurs and how does it occur?
6. Explain the process of long shore drift shown in the video.
7. What happens to the sand when the waves come to the shoreline?

8. Demonstrate the change overtime by creating a venn diagram below comparing the old pictures of Bondi in the video to how Bondi looks like now. watch this video on Youtube if you need help in creating a venn diagram 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GB3ivbichw

9.What do you think will happen to the below picture in the video in 10 years time?

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Webquest 3

1.In the video from the minute 1.40 to 2.17 count how many heads do you see in the water.

2.Explain the process of longshore drift seen in the video.

3.Feild sketch the photo shown on the video. Label the physical and human features in your sketch.

Using the below map of Bondi Beach calculate the distance to the following places:

a)Bondi Surf Pavilion to Bondi Icebergs Pool

b)Bondi Park to McDonalds

c)North Bondi Rocks to North Bondi RSL Club

d)Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk to North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

e)Consett Avenue to Trio

(Use the scale of 100m located on the bottom of the map to help you calculate the distance)

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Webquest 4 –

Tourist numbers in Bondi

International visitors	Annual Average 2009-2011	Annual Average 2012-2014
International visitors staying overnight in Bondi	58,500	59,000
International visitors staying overnight elsewhere but visiting Bondi on a daytrip	913,200	1,085,700
Total international visitors	971,700	1,144,700

• The top three international markets visiting Bondi (for either a daytrip or staying overnight) were the UK (14%), China (13%) and USA (10%).
• The top three international markets staying overnight in Bondi were the UK (22%), New Zealand (11%) and USA (10%).
• International visitors who stayed in Bondi were most likely to be travelling unaccompanied (63%), 16% travelled as an adult couple, and 14% as friends or relatives travelling together.
• The youth market (15-29 years) accounted for 53% of the total international visitors who stayed in Bondi. The second largest age group was the 30-44 years olds (26%).

Domestic visitors	Annual Average 2009-2011	Annual Average 2012-2014
Domestic visitors staying overnight in Bondi	101,000	125,000
Domestic visitors staying overnight elsewhere but visiting Bondi on a daytrip	548,000	598,000
Domestic day visitors (not staying away from home)	336,300	355,700
Total domestic visitors	985,300	1,078,700

• Only 9% of the total domestic overnight visitors to Sydney stayed overnight in Bondi, or visited Bondi during their stay.
• The average number of domestic visitors who stayed overnight in Bondi over the last three years was 125,000 per annum.
• Domestic overnight visitors who stayed overnight in Bondi were mainly travelling for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives (40%), followed by holiday (33%).
• The most popular activities for domestic overnight visitors travelling to Bondi were eating out at restaurants (74%), visiting friends and relatives (61%), going to the beach (41%) and shopping (37%).
•  Overnight visitors to Bondi were more likely to come from interstate (60%) than intrastate (40%).

International Visitors Survey (YE June 2009 to YE June 2014) and National Visitors Survey (YE June 2009 to YE June 2014), Tourism Research Australia.http://www.destinationnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Bondi-Visitor-Profile-YE-June-2014.pdf

1.Using the above information and table answer the following questions

a)Calculate the total domestic and international visitors staying overnight in Bondi.

b)Calculate the total domestic and international visitors staying overnight elsewhere but visiting Bondi on a daytrip.

c)Calculate the total domestic and international visitors to Bondi between 2009-2011.

d) Calculate the total domestic and international visitors to Bondi between 2012-2014.

e)Looking at the total figures of 2009-2011 and 2012-2014 are the visits to Bondi increasing or decreasing?

f)How many international visitors who stayed in Bondi travelled unaccompanied?

g)How many visitors from the UK stayed overnight in Bondi?

h)How many international youth visitors stayed in Bondi?

i)How many domestic overnight stay visitors in Bondi came to visit family and friends?

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Questions:

1. What percentage of rescues occurred without the use of equipment?
2. What percentage of rescues occurred using rescue boards?
3. What percentage of first aids had minor marine stings?
4. What percentage of first aids had major marine stings?
5. How many active life savers did Bondi have?

Criteria	Mark
Limited or no description of the answer Absent/superficial explanation of answers Inconsistent or incorrect use of vocabulary	Fail 0 - 14
Frequently accurate description of the answers demonstrates understanding of the answers Mostly relevant terminology and facts used	Pass 15 - 19.4
Accurate description of the answer Demonstrates good understanding of the answers Relevant terminology and facts used Satisfactory level of explanation used for short answer questions	Credit 19.5 – 22.4
Accurate description of the answers Demonstrates excellent understanding of the answers Uses variety of relevant terminology and facts Excellent level of understanding used for short answer questions	Distinction 22.5 – 25.4
Accurate description of the answers Demonstrates superior understanding of the answers Uses superior command of relevant terminology and facts Superior level of understanding used for short answer questions	High Distinction 25.5 - 30

Thank you everyone for attempting your learning activities. I'm sure everyone did well :)