A FIELD trip organised by the Geography Department of PTE Katok was held yesterday with the aim of exposing students to the magnificent landforms found along a stretch of coastline from Tanjung Batu to Muara beach.

The trip was headed by Mr Rama Raoul, Mr Stuart Alp, Ms Tang Wei Hoon and teachers from the Geography Department, who believe that learning should go beyond the classroom. They hoped that this field trip would bring to light the importance of geography as it touched both natural and human aspects of the world.
Approximately 200 geography students were invited to this beneficial trip.

The tour began with an exciting hike over a shallow lagoon which was linked to the steep cliff of Tanjong Batu where the young geographers were expected to collect information needed for their understanding of the natural landforms which among those are berms, simple spit, wave cut platform, a small sea cave and headland cliff.

An interesting fact is that the stack of the cliff, which was supposedly near the headland, is now far offshore from the mainland, which shows that marine erosion has taken place for a long time.

Students were then treated to a scenic walk down the famous Muara Beach in which the students looked into an eminent topic on issues regarding human activities upon the coastline.

According to a student, the trip provided them with a wonderful opportunity to relate their knowledge acquired in the classroom to the real world. Another student said that having this trip makes a new experience in learning geography where he can see the true landforms rather than seeing photos in the text book, while at the same time, enjoy some of the natural wonders of this country.

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