(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.