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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlementOct/Nov 2018Paper 2 Q830 Marks

A class of students in the UK wanted to investigate how the quality of the urban environment varied between different areas of their town. They decided to do an environmental quality survey. The students decided to focus their investigation on four types of land use: • industry • open space • residential (housing) • shops. They concentrated their investigation on the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: The quality of the urban environment varies between different types of land use. Hypothesis 2: The quality of the urban environment improves as distance from the town centre increases.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Population and settlement and is worth 30 marks.

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