Key Words in the formulation of Questions ATAR Geography

State reason for, report on

• Apply

• Account for

• Analyse

• Assess

To ascertain the value or amount of, appraise carefully

• Assess

• Discuess

• Analyse

• Evaluate

Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications

• Correlate

• Describe

• Compare

• Analyse

Show how things are similar and different

• Analyse

• Discuss

• Contrast

• Compare

Provide characteristics and features

• Explain

• Describe

• Evaluate

• Compare

Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes, results or size

• Analyse

• Account for

• Assess

• Apply

Use, utilise, employ in a particular situation

• Analyse

• Compare

• Apply

• Discuss

Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how

• Correlate

• Explain

• Analyse

• Assess

Identify issues and provide points for and/or against

• Discuss

• Compare

• Evaluate

• Identify

Recognise and name

• Identify

• Explain

• Describe

• Discuss