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Questions and hypotheses

As part of your preparation for the exams testing fieldwork or investigations skills, it is likely that you will be asked to discuss suitable questions for enquiry or develop hypotheses. These are important skills that underpin the enquiry process at the heart of any investigation. Thinking up questions may seem simple, but it is surprising how many students struggle with it. Many students make the mistake of generating questions which are either too ambitious or too self-evident and obvious. This Practical Geography looks at types of questions and hypotheses in more detail and examines how they can be used as part of the route to enquiry.

A geographical investigation can be designed either to:

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