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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environmentOct/Nov 2011Paper 2 Q730 Marks

A group of students was investigating the characteristics of local streams and rivers. They decided to do fieldwork at three sites which are shown on Fig. 8 (Insert). The two hypotheses used by the students were: Hypothesis 1: Width, depth and wetted perimeter of the river channel increase downstream. Hypothesis 2: There is a relationship between the size and the roundness of pebbles on the river bed. (a) Before beginning their fieldwork the students received advice from their teacher. [Figure 8]

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About This O-Level Geography Question

Topic

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

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography Oct/Nov 2011 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3.

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