Geography is a study of the contemporary world. Themes such as development and urbanisation require the use of data. Changing data, such as increasing population or changes in gross domestic product (GDP), show trends and can help to identify countries which may be industrialising quickly, or whose cities may be growing faster than they can cope with. Geographers also use data in fieldwork activities such as studying rivers or coasts.
Geographical and statistical skills can be assessed in any of the examinations or topics. Some skills are particular to certain topics (e.g. handling economic data in the study of a developing or industrialising country), whereas others can occur within any of the topics studied (e.g. calculating percentage changes).
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