A group of students went on a field visit to some coastal sand dunes. Having studied the formation of sand dunes in class, the students wanted to find out more about their shape and the different vegetation that grows on them.
An area of coastal sand dunes is shown in Photograph C (Insert).
The students agreed on the following two hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Vegetation cover on sand dunes increases with distance from the sea.
Hypothesis 2: The type of vegetation growing on sand dunes changes away from the sea.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests The natural environment 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 Oct/Nov 2015 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3 (2217_w15_qp_23.pdf).

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A group of students went on a field visit to some coastal sand dunes. Having studied the formation of sand dunes in class, the students wanted to find out more about their shape and the different vegetation that grows on them.
An area of coastal sand dunes is shown in Photograph C (Insert).
The students agreed on the following two hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Vegetation cover on sand dunes increases with distance from the sea.
Hypothesis 2: The type of vegetation growing on sand dunes changes away from the sea.

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