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O-LevelGeographyEconomic developmentMay/June 2018Paper 2 Q730 Marks

Students in Bangkok, Thailand investigated differences between two shopping centres in the north of the city. Central Ladprao Plaza is a larger shopping centre than La Villa and they are about 5 km apart. One group of students wanted to find out if there were differences between the shops and services in the two centres, and the different reasons people went to them. They decided to test the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: There are differences between the numbers of high-, middle- and low-order shops and services in Central Ladprao Plaza and in La Villa. Hypothesis 2: The main reasons for people going to shop in Central Ladprao Plaza and La Villa vary in importance.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Economic development and is worth 30 marks.

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