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Geographical Skills and Fieldwork (Component 3 and all components)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you weigh options and reach a justified decision in the Component 3 exercise?

Applied decision making: using a resource booklet to analyse an unfamiliar UK place or issue, weighing the options against geographical concepts and stakeholder views, and reaching and justifying a decision in the high-tariff Component 3 question.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) guide to the applied decision-making exercise in Component 3, covering how to use the resource booklet, weigh options against geographical concepts and stakeholder views, and reach and justify a decision in the high-tariff question.
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How do you read maps and choose and interpret the right graphs?

Cartographic and graphical skills: reading Ordnance Survey maps (grid references, scale, distance, direction, relief), interpreting atlas, choropleth and other thematic maps, and choosing and interpreting the appropriate graph for a data set.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) guide to the cartographic and graphical skills assessed across every component, covering Ordnance Survey map reading (grid references, scale, distance, direction, relief), thematic and choropleth maps, and choosing and interpreting the right graph for a data set.
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How do you plan, carry out and evaluate a geographical fieldwork enquiry?

Fieldwork enquiry methods: forming aims and hypotheses, choosing locations and sampling, collecting primary and secondary data with physical and human methods, presenting and analysing the data, and evaluating the enquiry.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) guide to fieldwork enquiry methods for Component 3, covering aims and hypotheses, locations and sampling, primary and secondary data collection with physical and human methods, data presentation and analysis, and evaluating the enquiry.
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How do you calculate and interpret the statistics geographers use?

Numerical and statistical skills: calculating and interpreting measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and spread (range, interquartile range), percentages and percentage change, ratios and proportions, and reading data from tables and graphs.
An Eduqas GCSE Geography A (C111) guide to the numerical and statistical skills assessed across every component, covering the mean, median, mode, range and interquartile range, percentages and percentage change, ratios and proportions, and interpreting data from tables and graphs.
13 min answer →