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GEOGRAPHY 9173/1 & 2 Paper 1 and 2 Question Paper 28 September 2023 3 hours Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue, or correction fluid. Answer Question 1 in Section A. Answer Question 2 in Section B. Answer one question in Section C. At the end of the examination, submit each question separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn over] Instruction Catholic Junior College JC1 Promotional Examinations Higher 2

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3 Answer Questions 1 and 2 and EITHER Question 3 OR Question 4 Section A Cluster 4 Fieldwork 1 A group of four Geography students from Singapore conducted fieldwork to investigate the extent to which residents of Treelodge@Punggol practi se eco- friendly habits. Treelodge@Punggol is an eco-estate in Singapore designed to encourage eco-friendly practices among their residents. They developed the following hypothesis: “Majority of the residents in Treelodge@Punggol adopt eco-friendly practices.” They visited Treelodge@Punggol on a Friday afternoon during their June Holidays, from 12noon-2pm. As this was their first time there, they spent the first 15 minutes conducting a site reconnaissance in the estate to take photographs and recording aspects o f Treelodge@Punggol that encouraged eco -friendly living. As Treelodge@Punggol provides free planter boxes for residents to grow herbs and plants in their balconies, they stood at the ground floor to count the number of balconies used by residents to grow plants. To do so, they spread themselves across 4 blocks t o count. However, there were some uncertainties about how many potted plants counted as greenery. Next, the students split up and conducted surveys alone to find out if residents adopted eco-friendly practices. The students used convenience sampling and surveyed 12 residents in total. However, during the survey, there were language barriers when some elderly could only converse in dialect. Resource 1 shows the photographs taken by students showing eco -friendly features and messages in Treelodge@Punggol. Resource 2 shows the data collected by students on the balconies with and without greenery. Resource 3 shows their data recording sheet for the surveys. Resource 4 shows the survey findings. (a) Explain one strength and one weakness in the students’ hypothesis. [4] (b) Explain how the students could minimise potential risks during data collection. [4]

4 (c) Explain how the students could minimise the potential impact of their investigation. [5] (d) With reference to