(2023)CHIJSEC S3 Core Geog EOY - QP

CONVENT OF THE HOLY INFANT JESUS SECONDARY Secondary 3 Express End-of-Year Examination 2023 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS 3/ REGISTER NUMBER GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Candidates answer on the Question and Answer Booklet. Additional Materials: Insert 2279/01 29 September 2023 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number in the spaces provided on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black ink on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, correction fluid or correction tape. Write all answers on the Question and Answer Booklet. The Question and Answer Booklet has been split into three parts. The number of pages for each part are as follows: • Part 1 – 5 printed pages and 1 blank page (pg 1 to 6) • Part 2 – 2 printed pages (pg 7 to 8) • Part 3 – 3 printed pages and 1 additional page (pg 9 to 12) Write all answers on the Question and Answer Booklet. Candidates should support their answers with the use of relevant examples. Diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The Insert contains Fig. 2 for Question 1, Figs. 3, 4 and 5 for Question 2, and Fig. 7 for Question 3. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 10 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 additional page. [Turn over

2 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 1 Geographical Methods (a) A group of students wanted to investigate the quality of shop and service provision at ION Orchard in Singapore. ION Orchard is a premium shopping mall that brings together brands across fashion, food and lifestyle at Singapore's most popular shopping district, Orchard Road. Fig. 1 shows the questionnaire survey designed by the students. Geographical Fieldwork Questionnaire 1. Which continent are you from? Asia Europe North America South America Australia & Oceania Africa 2. How often do you visit ION Orchard? Every day Every two or three days Once a week Once a month Rarely 3. On a scale of 1 – 3, how would you rate the shop and service provision at ION Orchard? (1 – very bad, 3 – excellent) 1 2 3 O O O 4. What is/are the reason(s) for visiting ION Orchard today? Fashion and fast food Electronics Restaurants Café Beauty and wellness services Singapore Airlines service centre Others: _______________ 5. How would you describe your experience at ION Orchard? Fig. 1

3 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 (i) Suggest considerations the students should take to ensure that the data collected is reliable. [3] (ii) Describe the limitations of the questionnaire shown in Fig.1 in addressing the aim of the investigation. [3] (b) Study Table 1, which shows the results of Question 3 in the questionnaire. Number of responses for Question 3 Table 1 Rating No. of responses 1 7 2 24 3 119 [Turn over

4 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 (i) Using information from Table 1, draw a pie chart to show the rating of shop and service provision at ION Orchard. ____________________________________ [3] (ii) The teacher advised the students to use a word cloud to represent the results for Question 5 in Fig. 1. State an advantage of using a word cloud to represent the results for Question 5 in Fig. 1. [1] (c) The students decide to extend their fieldwork by investigating the average daily temperature of Orchard Road and the number of visitors at two shopping malls, ION Orchard and 313@Somerset along Orchard Road. They wanted to test the hypothesis ‘There are more visitors at both shopping malls when the average daily temperature increases.’ They collected primary data for average daily temperature and visitors at both shopping malls for a week and presented the results in Fig. 2 (Insert).

5 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 (i) Describe the fieldwork method the students could use to collect and record the data for the number of visitors in Fig. 2. [4] (ii) Using Fig. 2, evaluate how well the data supports the students’ hypothesis. [6] [Total: 20 marks] [END OF PART 1]

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7 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 CONVENT OF THE HOLY INFANT JESUS SECONDARY Secondary 3 Express End-of-Year Examination 2023 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS 3/ REGISTER NUMBER This part consists of 2 printed pages. 2 Thinking Geographically and Sustainable Development (a) Study Fig. 3 (Insert), which is an excerpt from an article about a fire that broke out in a shophouse in Geylang, July 2023. Using Fig. 3, suggest how people may be impacted by the outbreak of fires in residential areas. [4] (b) Study Fig. 4 (Insert), which shows the number of accidents resulting in injuries and the number of injured persons in Singapore between 2018 to 2022. Using Fig, 4, describe the relationship between the number of accidents resulting in injuries and the number of injured persons in Singapore from 2018 to 2022. [Turn over

8 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 [3] (c) Study Fig.5 (Insert), which shows a map depicting a section of Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik. With the aid of Fig. 5, describe the spatial patterns shown and account for one set of spatial associations observed in the city. [4] (d) Describe the characteristics of cultural and supporting ecosystem services and the benefits they bring. [4] [Total: 15 marks] [END OF PART 2]

9 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 CONVENT OF THE HOLY INFANT JESUS SECONDARY Secondary 3 Express End-of-Year Examination 2023 CANDIDATE NAME CLASS 3/ REGISTER NUMBER This part consists of 3 printed pages and 1 additional page. 3 Tectonics (a) Study Fig. 6, which shows the cross-section of the Earth’s crust and mantle. Fig. 6 (i) Use Fig. 6 to outline one evidence of the plate tectonic theory. [3] [Turn over

10 CHIJSec/2023/EOY/3E/2279/01 (ii) Study Fig. 7 (Insert), which shows information about two earthquakes that struck southern Turkey on 2 June, 2023. The earthquakes resulted in a total of 59,259 deaths in both Turkey and Syria, and US$118 billion in economic cost for both countries. With reference to Fig. 7, account for the impacts experienced by Turkey and Syria. [3] (b) ‘Conducting regular evacuation drills are more effective tha n land use planning in building community resilience to earthquakes.’ How far do you agree with the statement? Explain your answer.