Geographical Skills

Cartographic skills

Official AQA skills topic covering maps at different scales, atlas maps, OS maps, photographs, sketch maps and annotated geographical sources.

Graphical skills

Official AQA skills topic covering graph and chart construction, map completion and interpretation of graphical sources.

Numerical skills

Official AQA skills topic covering number, area, scale, quantitative relationships, fieldwork data collection and numerical conclusions.

Statistical skills

Official AQA skills topic covering central tendency, spread, cumulative frequency, percentages and bivariate relationships.

Use of qualitative and quantitative data

Official AQA skills topic covering primary and secondary data used to obtain, illustrate, communicate, interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information.

Formulate enquiry and argument

Official AQA skills topic covering enquiry sequences, descriptive, analytical and critical writing, communication, extended argument and evidenced conclusions.

Literacy

Official AQA skills topic covering communication through written language and suitability for target audiences.