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 How does the geographical problem impact on spatial pattern? Where is the area of spatial location? search e​