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Suppose you were to carry out a field study of a glaciated highland: (i) State two disadvantages of using observation as a method of data collection. ...

      

Suppose you were to carry out a field study of a glaciated highland:

(i) State two disadvantages of using observation as a method of data collection.

(ii) State two problems you are likely to encounter.

(iii) Suggest two economic activities you would recommend to the Government in this area.

  

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Maurice
(i)
- The required information may have changed with time leading to wrong conclusions
- It involves a lot of traveling which makes it tiring and expensive.
- The choice of spots to gather data may not be possible.

(ii)
- Difficult in climbing steep/jagged peaks.
- Extreme low temperature may lead to breathing problems
- Walking on snow covered highlands may not be possible.

(iii)
- H.E.P generation
- Tourism
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 7, 2019 at 06:30


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