NGTH OF RESEARCH: 12 pages
ARNER GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING THIS RESEARCH TASK:
Choose ONE of the following topics listed, that relates to a problem being experienced in your
residential area / town: Polotiwane
No. TOPIC
1
POOR SERVICE DELIVERY
2
THE INFORMAL SECTOR
CONTENT
Rural and Urban settlement
Economic Geography
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Compile your research by completing the activities outlined below:
STEP 1: FORMULATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS/PROBLEM STATEMENT:
As Geographers we seek to understand and explain the interactions amongst humans and the
environment in space and time. To achieve this, we ask questions or make informed geographical
decisions. This entails the development of a hypothesis or a problem statement to be tested. To
formulate your hypothesis:
Choose a specific area where a geographical problem exists.
Identify the problem from a local area.
Formulate a hypothesis or a problem statement.
(Hypothesis research is used to prove that certain variables are dependent on or independent of each
other. Problem statement research is only to highlight that a specific problem exists in a specific
community.) Example
Polokwane
The increasing number of informal settlements in Ciyani, has resulted in higher crime rates due to
higher unemployment. or
Human activities impact negatively on the quality of water in the river systems flowing through