Stage 1: Identify a suitable question/ hypothesis

Stage 1: Identify a suitable question/ hypothesis

1. choosing a topic should have

   • a clear aim
   • suitability in size, shape, area
   • based on geographical theory/ model(s)

2. choosing a topic into a question/ hypothesis should be

   • simple
     • not multiple set of tasks; a single question or hypothesis is most effective
   • measurable
     • can it be measured? this helps suggest who the results may be analysed
   • acheivable
     • in the place chosen and in the time available with the resources/ equipment available
   • realistic
     • can it be done?
   • timed
     • how long will it take? easier to carry research out over short period of time

3. out hypothesis = easy to test

   • say access to sites
   • had appropriate equipment
   • however, 3rd site accessible due to funeral

4. how was our investigation influenced by scale?

   • studied changes on the river on upper + middle course
   • 3 locations = range of results

5. based on Bradshaw's Model