Geography GCSE
Physical data
What Physical data means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Physical data
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Reference: AQA
Data relating to natural processes, such as river depth, river velocity, pebble size or beach gradient.
Topics that use Physical data
- Section B: Fieldwork (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cartographic methods
- Cartographical presentation
- Continuous data
- Data analysis
- Data evaluation
- Data presentation
- Discrete data
- Fieldwork evaluation
Using Physical data in the exam
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