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Environmental quality survey — Edexcel GCSE Geography B Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Geography · key term

Environmental quality survey

Definition

A fieldwork method that uses a consistent set of criteria and numerical scores to assess the surroundings at different sites.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

Paper 2

An environmental quality survey, or EQS, turns observations of the surroundings into scores so that different urban sites can be compared.
Revise: Selecting fieldwork methods
A fieldwork method that assesses environmental conditions at selected sites using the same criteria and recording scale.
Revise: Selecting fieldwork methods

Edexcel Geography B past papers

Exam tips

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When describing an environmental quality survey, explain the criteria, scoring scale, site selection and how scoring was kept consistent.

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