PQE REVISION

The Q in PQE stands for Quantify. What does this mean?

• Numbers! Use the data on the page as evidence for your finding.

• Explain! Use your knowledge to explain the pattern.

• Make sure your work is high quality.

The E in PQE stands for Exceptions. This means....

• Explain your answer

• Reasons you aren't answering certain questions

• Identify any outliers/things that don't make sense

An example of explaining the pattern you identified using geographical knowledge would be......

• There are high concentrations of people in areas such as Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne as the major cities of Australia were settled in colonial times; most Australians have historically lived in these places since Europeans arrived in Australia. People also have more access to services (medical, sporting, education) which pull them into these areas

• Lots of people gravitate to the coastline as the largest population centers are in areas where rainfall is highest (more than 800 millimeters of rainfall per year) which is commonly observed on the coast. More people are also found along the coastline/outskirts of Australia because large parts of Australia are desert(generally found in the inner of Australia); this does not allow for large populations to live in these places

• Clumping is observed along the coastline, specifically east/north-east. High concentration of people near/around major cities.

State the pattern.....

• There are clusters found along the coastline

• There is a high concentration of people found along the coastline

• There are people all over Australia

• No one lives in the middle of Australia

State the exception....

• There is a major city (Perth) found on the opposite side of Australia to the other major cities

• There are medium sized cities found in the middle of Australia (not along the coastline)

• People don't always live along the coastline

• There are also small and medium cities found along the coastline

The P in PQE stands for.....

• Political

• Pattern

• Picture