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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlementOct/Nov 2013Paper 2 Q730 Marks

Some students wanted to compare two shopping centres in Miraflores, an area in Lima, Peru. Larco Avenue is part of the Central Business District (CBD) and Enrique Palacios is an area of local shops in a residential district. The students decided to test the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: People who use the two shopping centres buy different types of goods. Hypothesis 2: Shoppers visiting Larco Avenue take longer to get to the shops and go there more frequently, than those visiting Enrique Palacios.

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

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography Oct/Nov 2013 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3.

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