Explain with exampleExamples how field increase geographical knowledge
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It is of great pedagogical importance as it lets students experience the geography of a particular region which theoretical texts can't do.
Field surveys enhance our understanding about patterns and spatial distributions, their associations and relationships at the local level.
Field surveys facilitate the collection of local level information that is not available through secondary sources.
̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾v̾i̾s̾i̾t̾s ̾r̾e̾i̾n̾f̾o̾r̾c̾e̾s ̾r̾e̾t̾a̾i̾n̾i̾n̾g ̾a̾b̾i̾l̾i̾t̾y ̾o̾f ̾i̾n̾f̾o̾r̾m̾a̾t̾i̾o̾n ̾i̾n ̾t̾h̾e ̾b̾r̾a̾i̾n, ̾t̾h̾i̾s ̾i̾s ̾d̾u̾e ̾t̾o ̾t̾h̾e ̾f̾a̾c̾t ̾t̾h̾a̾t, ̾s̾e̾e̾i̾n̾g ̾i̾s ̾b̾e̾l̾i̾e̾v̾i̾n̾g. ̾t̾h̾e̾r̾e̾f̾o̾r̾e ̾a ̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾v̾i̾s̾i̾t ̾o̾n ̾a ̾c̾e̾r̾t̾a̾i̾n ̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾o̾f ̾s̾t̾u̾d̾y ̾i̾n̾c̾r̾e̾a̾s̾e̾s ̾g̾e̾o̾g̾r̾a̾p̾h̾i̾c̾a̾l ̾k̾n̾o̾w̾l̾e̾d̾g̾e ̾a̾s ̾a ̾l̾e̾a̾r̾n̾e̾r ̾w̾i̾l̾l ̾h̾a̾v̾e ̾a ̾w̾i̾d̾e ̾s̾c̾o̾p̾e ̾o̾n ̾t̾h̾e ̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾o̾f ̾s̾t̾u̾d̾y. ̾a̾l̾s̾o ̾a ̾g̾e̾o̾g̾r̾a̾p̾h̾i̾c̾a̾l ̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾v̾i̾s̾i̾t ̾a̾l̾s̾o ̾m̾a̾k̾e̾s ̾l̾e̾a̾r̾n̾i̾n̾g ̾e̾a̾s̾i̾e̾r ̾t̾o ̾b̾e ̾u̾n̾d̾e̾r̾s̾t̾o̾o̾d ̾a̾s ̾i̾t ̾s̾i̾m̾p̾l̾i̾f̾i̾e̾s ̾a ̾c̾o̾m̾p̾l̾e̾x ̾c̾o̾n̾c̾e̾p̾t ̾o̾f ̾s̾t̾u̾d̾y ̾i̾n̾t̾o ̾a ̾s̾i̾m̾p̾l̾e̾r ̾c̾o̾n̾c̾e̾p̾t ̾t̾o ̾b̾e ̾u̾n̾d̾e̾r̾s̾t̾o̾o̾d ̾t̾h̾u̾s ̾f̾i̾e̾l̾d ̾v̾i̾s̾i̾t ̾i̾n̾c̾r̾e̾a̾s̾e̾s ̾g̾e̾o̾g̾r̾a̾p̾h̾i̾c̾a̾l ̾k̾n̾o̾w̾l̾e̾d̾g̾e.