Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Geographic Enquiry
Where is it?
Why is it a popular tourist destination?
SHEEPT
Social
Questions
1. How long have people been touring in Ha Long Bay?
2. Why is it such a beautiful place? What makes it spectacular?
3. What if humans inhabited the limestone land forms? Will they erode away?
Historical
Questions
1. How much of the limestone land forms have been eroded away?
2. Why are there still mines in the bay?
3. What if one of the mines explode? Will Ha Long Bay still be a popular tourist destination? Will the explosion wreck the natural features?
Environmental
Questions
1. How many fish are fished out of the water each day?
2. Why is there limestone there?
3. What if one day one of the islands come crashing down? Will they close access to the bay? Will people living on floating villages have to be evacuated?
Technological
Questions
1. How many boats go in and out of Ha Long Bay each day?
2. Why are boats the only mode of transport?
3. What if a platform was built to get to Ha Long Bay? Would more people live on floating villages? Will it put harm on the land forms?
Conclusion
I have learnt that SHEEPT is a way of analyzing and finding out the geographic features of a certain place.