Field Visit

• Field Visit: A field trip or an expedition is a journey made by a group of individuals or students to a location outside of their usual surroundings.

• A field visit is an important method of geography education.
• Field trips offer first-hand exposure to geographic concepts and aspects.
• A field trip or an expedition is a journey made by a group of individuals or students to a location outside of their usual surroundings. 
• The purpose of a field trip is usually observation for educational purposes, non-experimental research, or to provide student experiences outside of their regular routines, like going camping with their professors and classmates.
• Field trips are often organized into three stages: preparation, activities, and follow-up activities. Both the teacher and the student must prepare. Before a trip, teachers frequently take the time to research the area and the topic. Field trip activities frequently involve lectures, excursions, worksheets, videos, and exhibitions. Discussions that take place in the classroom after the field trip is considered follow-up activities.

Importance of Field Visit:

The importance of field visit can be outlined with the help of the following points: 

• Field trips aid in the understanding of various geographical concepts, elements, and processes through direct personal experiences.
• It aids in understanding the relationship between humans and the environment.
• It aids in improving understanding and sensitivity to historical, economic, social, and cultural facts about the chosen field.
• It makes geography more interesting to study and encourages knowledge application.