1. Using a site in the city of your own choosing, observe the world around you.
   1. The distance covered will differ greatly depending on the complexity of the environment and of the phenomena being observed. For example,
      • a walk in a mixed-use urban neighbourhood might cover a number of city blocks;
      • observation of activity in a public square might involve little walking;
      • observation of activity in a shopping centre might involve considerable walking but little distance covered in overall area.

Questions:

• what the built environment looks like,
• what people are doing,
• how people are interacting with each other,
• how much vehicular traffic is there and of what type, etc.
• How is space regulated, for example by bylaws, signage, and land use zoning?
• Is it possible to get clues about the socioeconomic status of the population from the landscape?
• What about other social categories, such as race, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, and class?
• What about the 'natural' landscape?

Record your observations, assist with a descriptive field excursion report based on your observations