Risk assessment
What Risk assessment means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
A process that identifies the hazard, evaluates the likelihood and severity, and outlines specific precautions to minimise harm.
A consideration of the safety of the location when selecting a suitable question or hypothesis for a geographical enquiry.
Identifying potential hazards before fieldwork and detailing mitigation strategies to reduce risk.
Topics that use Risk assessment
- Section B: Fieldwork (AQA GCSE)
- Geographical investigations − fieldwork: Investigating physical environments (river landscapes OR coastal landscapes) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Primary Data
- Secondary Data
- Systematic sampling
- Cartographic methods
- Cartographical presentation
- Continuous data
- Data analysis
- Data evaluation
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