STEP ONE Formulating a hypothesis or a geographical statement
Development of Hypothesis testing in the Geography FET:
Choose a specific area of study where a geographical statement can be
made.
During this stage a geographical statement MUST ask the following:
WHERE IS IT
WHAT IS IT
HOW OUGHT IT TO BE ...
HUMAN IMPACTS ...
THE BIG IDEAS OF CAPS (Empirical Analytical Approach)
Follow the steps of research to ensure that the geographical statement is
well defined.
A possible hypothesis in Settlement geography: Rural-Urban Migration .​