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Geographical Skills (assessed across 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 geographers read maps and present data?

Cartographic skills using OS maps (grid references, scale, distance, direction, contours and relief) and thematic maps (choropleth, isoline, proportional symbols); and graphical skills for constructing and interpreting graphs.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) geographical skills, covering cartographic skills with OS maps (grid references, scale, contours) and thematic maps (choropleth, isoline), and the construction and interpretation of graphs.
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How do geographers carry out a fieldwork enquiry?

The fieldwork enquiry process applied to one physical and one human investigation in contrasting environments: forming a question or hypothesis, sampling and data collection, presentation and analysis, conclusions, and evaluation of the methods.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) fieldwork, covering the enquiry process for one physical and one human investigation in contrasting environments: forming a hypothesis, sampling, data collection, presentation, analysis, conclusion and evaluation.
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How do you analyse a resource booklet and reach a justified decision?

The Geographical Exploration paper: applying geographical skills to a resource booklet on an unfamiliar place or issue, and working through a staged enquiry to a justified decision-making exercise that weighs options and reaches a reasoned conclusion.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) Component 3, Geographical Exploration, covering how to analyse a resource booklet on an unfamiliar place, work through a staged enquiry, and reach a justified decision in the decision-making exercise.
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How do geographers use numbers and statistics to analyse data?

Numerical and statistical skills: calculating and interpreting measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode), measures of spread (range, interquartile range), percentages and percentage change, and describing relationships in data including the line of best fit.
A focused answer to OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) numerical and statistical skills, covering mean, median and mode, range and interquartile range, percentages and percentage change, and describing relationships including the line of best fit.
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