Task verbs

compare

provide a description or explanation of similarities and/or differences

define

provide a specific meaning for a given word or concept

describe

provide the relevant characteristics of a specified trend

explain

provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning

identify

indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation

social

relating to human society or its organization

political

relating to the government, public affairs, or electoral system of a territory (state, province, city, municipality, etc.)

economic

that which pertains to financial (monetary) value.

environmental

that which describes the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition (or vice versa)

demographic

relating to the structure of human populations

spatial

describing the relationship or geographic features within a space or between multiple locations