1. ASSESS – MAKE AN INFORMED JUDGEMENT
Example question:
Assess how effective your presentation technique(s) were in representing the data collected in this enquiry.
Response: be critical. What were the positive and negative features of your choice

2. CALCULATE – WORK OUT THE VALUE OF SOMETHING
Example:
Using Figure 7, calculate the increase in retail sales value of Fairtrade bananas between and 2012
Response:
The increase in retail shows is 25% between 2000 to 2012, from £1m to £1.25m

3. COMPARE – IDENTIFY SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE
Example:
Using Figure 4, compare HDI values in Africa and South America.
Response:
In Africa HDI values are typically 0.5, an example being Mali. In comparison South America values are ……….

4. COMPLETE - FINISH THE TASK BY ADDING GIVEN INFORMATION
Example: The greatest number of category four tropical storms happen in the ……………………. Ocean. Apart from very strong winds, one other associated weather feature of a category four storm is…………………………..
Response:
Use the data provided

5. DESCRIBE – SET OUT CHARACTERISTICS
Example:
Using Figure 9, describe the distribution of areas with existing licenses for fracking in the UK
Response:
Pattern
Example
Anomaly
Highest
Lowest
Range

6. DISCUSS - PRESENT KEY POINTS ABOUT DIFFERENT IDEAS OR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF AN IDEA.
Example:
Discuss the effects of urban sprawl on people and the environment. Use Figure 3 and a case study of a major city in the UK
Response:
The social effects on people can be both negative and positive. For example…………

7. EVALUATE – JUDGE FROM AVAILABLE EVIDENCE
Example:
Evaluate the effectiveness of an urban transport scheme(s) you have studied
Response:
An example of a transport scheme I have studied is the London Congestion charge. This was ……………………….

8. EXPLAIN – SET OUT REASONS OR PURPOSES
Example:
Using Figure 12 and your own knowledge, explain how different landforms may be created by the transport and deposition of sediment along the coast
Response:
The dominant process of transportation along the coast is longshore drift, this is ……..

9. GIVE – PRODUCE AN ANSWER FROM MEMORY
Example:
Give one condition that is needed for a tropical storm to form.
Response:
For tropical storms to form you need………….

10. IDENTIFY - Name or otherwise characterise
Example:
Identify the glacial landform at grid reference
Response:
The glacial landform at is …………………

11. JUSTIFY- SUPPORT A CASE WITH EVIDENCE
Example:
'Transnational corporations (TNCs) only bring advantages to the host country.' Do you agree with this statement? Justify your decision.
Response:
An example of a TNC is Coca Cola. They bring a range of………

12. OUTLINE – SET OUT MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Example:
Outline one way that Fairtrade helps to deal with the problems of unequal development.
Response:
Fairtrade aims to ………..

13. STATE – EXPRESS IN CLEAR TERMS
Example:
State one characteristic of the course of the River Ouse in grid square 5754
Response:
The River Ouse in grid square is likely to be in its middle course as a…………

14. SUGGEST – PRESENT A POSSIBLE CASE
Example:
Suggest how the sea defences shown in Figure 11 help to protect the coastline.
Response:
The sea defences shown in Figure 11 include…………….

15. TO WHAT EXTENT - Judge the importance or success of (strategy, scheme, project, etc).
Example: To what extent do urban areas in lower income countries (LICs) or newly emerging economies (NEEs) provide social and economic opportunities for people?
Response:
Urban areas in LIC’S have many common features, for example…….