Geographical skills - Graphs

Graphs

Graphs are a very easy way to represent numerical data in visual form and they are very useful for geography as numerical data (such as indexes) often help making comparisons between countries or regions and identify patterns and trends. 

Common types of graphs used in geography are:

 Line graphs

Source: http://betterevaluation.org/evaluation-options/LineGraph

Pie charts

Source: http://www.essaybuilder.net/PieCharts.html

Bar chart (simple and divided)

Source: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/~cll/lskills/WN/NumeracyDiagrms.html

Source: https://makanaka.wordpress.com/2014/06/

Climate graphs

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/geographical_skills/graphs_rev4.shtml

When describing a graph you can follow this structure:

P - Pattern (e.g. positive trend)
E -  Extremes (highest and lowest figures)
A - Anomalies (e.g. a point out of the curve)