Decision Making & Issue EvaluationHigh Exam FrequencyAQA

Decision Making Skills

Revise Decision Making Skills in Decision Making & Issue Evaluation for GCSE Geography with 15 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

Sample Flashcards

What is a cost-benefit analysis?
A structured method comparing the costs (negatives) and benefits (positives) of a decision across economic, social and environmental dimensions.
On a 1:25,000 OS map, how far is 4 cm?
1 km. On a 1:50,000 map, 2 cm = 1 km. Use a ruler and the scale bar to calculate real distances between locations.

Exam questions for Decision Making Skills

What is a stakeholder?

  • A. A government official responsible for making all final decisions
  • B. Any individual or group who has an interest in or is affected by a decision
  • C. A business that provides financial investment in a project
  • D. An environmental scientist who measures the impact of development
1 markfoundation

Define the term 'stakeholder' and give one example of a stakeholder group in a geographical decision.

2 marksstandard

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20

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