Geography GCSE
Graphical skills
What Graphical skills means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Graphical skills
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Reference: AQA
Selecting and constructing appropriate graphs and charts to present data, using appropriate scales.
Topics that use Graphical skills
- Graphical skills (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Choropleth maps
- Continuous data
- Contour lines
- Data presentation
- Desire lines
- Discrete data
- Dot map
- Gradient
Using Graphical skills in the exam
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