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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environmentOct/Nov 2015Paper 2 Q730 Marks

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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About This O-Level Geography Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) Oct/Nov 2015 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of The natural environment and is worth 30 marks.

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