Geography GCSE
Visual sources
What Visual sources means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Visual sources
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Reference: AQA
Sources such as photographs, satellite images and sketches that offer qualitative insights into landscapes and environmental changes.
Topics that use Visual sources
- Use of qualitative and quantitative data (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation
- Graphical sources
- Limitations
- Primary data collection
- Qualitative Data
- Quantitative Data
- Quantitative data analysis
Using Visual sources in the exam
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