2. 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 communityy,) Example​