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(i) Reasons for conducting a reconnaissance
- To be familiar with study area / authorities.
- To estimate the cost / budget of the study.
- To assist / help in designing a working schedule.
- To determine study areas suitability.
- To identify in advance likely problems to be encountered during the study and suggest possible ways
of coping with / solving them.
- To enable decision making on data collection methods.
(ii) Methods used to record data
- Photographing / taking photographs / tape / video recording
- Taking notes
- Labeling samples
- Filling in questionnaires
(iii) Importance of rocks they identified
- Weathered rocks form rich agricultural soils for crop cultivation.
- Some rocks are used in building and road construction.
- Granite tars form spectacular / beautiful scenery that attracts tourists thus earning foreign exchange.
- Some rocks form water reservoirs that are exploited for domestic uses.
- Rocks mined in quarries provide income and improve living standards.
- Some valuable minerals may be mined from the rocks.
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