Geographical fieldwork

What is a hypothesis?

• A question that sums up what our geographical investigation is about.

• An intelligent guess/statement of the outcome of the investigation

• Done using 5W1H question frame

• Shows the relationship between the 2 variables

Select the hypothesis.

• The more time spent on gaming, the poorer the student’s grade.

• What impact does gaming have on a student’s grade?

Select the guiding question.

• The more the amount of food consumed, the less attentive a student is as he/she would be sleepy

• The warmer the temperature, the better the ice cream sales.

• Where is the best place to open an ice cream shop in school?

Hypothesis: "The earlier the flight timing, the more expensive the air ticket." Select the independent variable in the hypothesis.

• Flight timing

• Cost of air ticket

• Name of airline company

• Destination of flight

Hypothesis: "The water quality of Kallang River can support aquatic life." Select the dependent variable in the hypothesis.

• water quality

• Kallang River

• The amount of aquatic species

Students want to know if the amount of human activities affects the water quality of Jurong Lake. Choose the correct hypothesis.

• The poorer the water quality, the lesser the human activities.

• How does the number of park visitors affect the water quality of Jurong Lake?

• The lesser the human activities, the better the water quality in Jurong Lake.

• Parts of Jurong Lake with more human activities have poorer water quality.