Geography GCSE
Prediction
What Prediction means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Prediction
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Reference: AQA
Feeding monitoring data into computer models to forecast the storm's path, enabling authorities to issue timely warnings.
Using historical evidence and monitoring data to forecast when a hazard might occur, enabling timely evacuations.
Using monitoring data to forecast when a hazard might strike, allowing for evacuations.
Topics that use Prediction
- Tectonic hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Global distribution
- Immediate responses
- Long-term responses
- Monitoring
- Planning
- Primary effects
- Protection
- Secondary effects
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