Lecture Notes

Section 1: Reporting an Abandoned Vehicle

• Speaker: Environmental Health Department (Paul) and Mrs. Shefford
• Issue: Abandoned vehicle reported by Mrs. Shefford
• Location:
  • Near main road (A69) in Barrowdale
  • Close to a primary school and a playground
  • In a field accessible through a farm gate
• Vehicle Details:
  • Type: Van with small windows
  • Make/Model: Catala Flyer 2000
  • Color: Blue with white underneath
  • Number Plate: S322 GEC
  • Condition: Poor, flat tire, and cracked windshield
• Action: Council to investigate and possibly remove vehicle; suspected to be stolen
• Ownership: Unlikely to be local, no known owner

Section 2: Tour of Fair Haven and Mangiro Nakahama

• Speaker: Tour guide
• Location: Fair Haven, USA
• Historical Figure: Mangiro Nakahama
  • Born: 1827, Tash Shimizu, Japan
  • 1841: Shipwrecked, rescued by American whale ship
  • First Japanese in America; stayed with Captain Whitfield's family
  • Education: Mathematics, geography, ship building, navigation
  • Later roles in Japan: University teacher, US-Japan relations interpreter
• Cultural Links:
  • Fair Haven and Tash Shimizu are sister cities
  • Biennial festival in Fair Haven celebrating Mangiro: features Japanese and American culture
• Tour Route:
  • Start: Millant Library
  • Whitfield Family House
  • Old Oxford School
  • School of Navigation

Section 3: Student Research Project Discussion

• Participants: Sarah and her college tutor
• Project Aim: Survey use and satisfaction with tourist information office
• Proposal Elements:
  • Statement of aims (summary)
  • Information sheet for participants
  • Statistical data focus
  • No cost breakdown needed
  • Criteria for interviewee selection is required
  • Data analysis details optional
• Recording Interviews:
  • Random recordings sufficient
  • Updates needed after each day's interviews
• Confidentiality:
  • Consent forms
  • Data stored securely, names not in report

Section 4: Wildlife on Christmas Island

• Focus: Christmas Island's unique wildlife
• Geography:
  • Location: 2,600 km NW of Australia
  • Area: 135 sq km, 85 sq km National Park
• Economy: Mining (phosphates)
• Wildlife Concerns:
  • Extinct species: Rodents, bat
  • Threatened species: Reptiles, birds
  • Land crabs, especially Red Crab, vital for ecology
• Red Crab Migration:
  • Diet: Leaves, flowers, seedlings
  • Role: Soil fertilization, plant propagation
  • Solitary lifestyle, migration triggered by moon phase, tides
  • Road safety measures: Road closures, bridges for crabs
  • Migration can occur as early as October, usually November