Students in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, were studying land-use in urban areas. They did fieldwork to examine differences between land-use in the CBD (Central Business District) and other parts of the city. They wanted to test the following hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: The height of buildings decreases as distance from the CBD increases.
Hypothesis 2: The land-use in the CBD is different from that in the rest of the city.
To collect data the students were divided into four groups. Each group followed a different transect from the city centre outwards. The transect routes went north, east, south and west of the CBD.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Population and settlement in O-Level Geography (syllabus code 2217). It is worth 30 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography May/June 2014 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3 (2217_s14_qp_23.pdf).

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Students in Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, were studying land-use in urban areas. They did fieldwork to examine differences between land-use in the CBD (Central Business District) and other parts of the city. They wanted to test the following hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: The height of buildings decreases as distance from the CBD increases.
Hypothesis 2: The land-use in the CBD is different from that in the rest of the city.
To collect data the students were divided into four groups. Each group followed a different transect from the city centre outwards. The transect routes went north, east, south and west of the CBD.

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