How to answer exam questions in Geography:

How to answer questions: 

Describe: 

Is asking you to say what you see... you should tell the examiner about patterns,trends, main features, what something looks like. 

Explain: 

Is asking you for reasons. Use phrases like 'This is because....' 

Compare: 

Is asking you for similarties and differences 

Contrast: 

Is asking you for differences between two things 

How: 

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