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O-LevelGeographyEconomic developmentMay/June 2019Paper 2 Q830 Marks

Students from a popular tourist town in England wanted to find out how tourism affected traffic in the town. They decided to do a traffic survey to investigate this issue. Each student chose different hypotheses to investigate. One student tested the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Cars are the main category (type) of vehicle in the town throughout the day. Hypothesis 2: The percentage of tourist coaches varies during the day.

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Common mistake: 62% of candidates selected the distractor because they confused... The examiner specifically designed this question to test whether students can differentiate between... To secure full marks, candidates must demonstrate...

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

Topic

This structured question tests Economic development in O-Level Geography (syllabus code 2217). It is worth 30 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography May/June 2019 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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