Geographical enquiry
What Geographical enquiry means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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An investigation that geographers strengthen by proposing additional information to address gaps in their original methodology.
The question being answered, to which any limitation must be linked by showing how it affects the final conclusion.
Topics that use Geographical enquiry
- Section B: Fieldwork (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cartographic methods
- Cartographical presentation
- Continuous data
- Data analysis
- Data evaluation
- Data presentation
- Discrete data
- Fieldwork evaluation
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