2023 SMSS SEC3EXP Geog EOY MS

ST. MARGARET’SSCHOOL(SECONDARY) End-of-YearExaminations2023 CANDIDATENAME SUGGESTEDANSWERSCHEME CLASS 3 - REGISTERNUMBER COMBINEDHUMANITIESPaper2Geography Secondary3Express CandidatesanswerontheQuestionPaper. 2260/02 5October2023 1hour45minutes AdditionalMaterials:Insert READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Donotopenthisbookletuntilyouaretoldtodoso. Writeyour name, register number andclassonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueor blackpen.Youmayuseapencil for anydiagrams, graphsor roughworking.Donot usestaples, paper clips, glueor correctionfluid.Theuseof anapprovedcalculator andamathematical set isallowed, whereappropriate. Answer all questions. TheInsert containsadditional resourcesreferredtointhequestions. Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor part question. QuestionNumber Marks1 / 122 / 183 / 20Total / 50 [Turnover

2 Thisdocument consistsof 19printedpages.1 GeographyinEverydayLife A teamof5 studentsfroma secondaryschoolinSingaporewantedtofindouthowpublictransportfacilities(e.g.businterchanges,busstops,LRT stations,MRTstations)wouldaffectresidents’satisfactionofneighbourhood.Thisledthestudentstodevelopthefollowingresearchquestion: Howdoestheconvenienceofpublictransportfacilitiesinaneighbourhoodinfluenceresidents’levelofsatisfaction? ThestudentsdecidedtocomparethepublictransportfacilitiesofaneighbourhoodinPunggolandQueenstown,whichtheirteammemberslivein.Punggolisconsideredayounger, non-maturehousingestateandQueenstownisanolder, matureestate. To investigatetheirresearchquestion,theyintendtocollectthefollowingsetsofdatafromthetwoneighbourhoods:● Google maps showing the location of public transport facilities available in the HDBestates.● Results from a questionnaire survey completed by 50 residents from eachneighbourhood. (a) Thestudentsplantoconductthequestionnairesurveyona Mondayat8aminthetwoneighbourhoods. Explainalimitationintheirdatacollectionprocess. [1] Award1 markfor eachlimitationin thedesignof thefieldworkexplained. Possibleresponsesinclude:● [Timing] As it is a weekdayand8amistherushhour, peoplecommutingto work or school may not be willing to respond to their survey, hencelimitingthenumber of surveyresponsestheycanget. [1]● [Manpower and data to be collected] As they intend togather 50surveyresponses fromeach neighbourhoodandthereareonlyfivemembersinthe team, allocating only a day to collect 100responsesintotal maynotbesufficient. [1] Acceptotherplausibleresponses. AO1 [Turnover

3 (b) To collectdataforthequestionnairesurvey, thestudentsdecidedthattheirteammemberswholivein thetwoneighbourhoodsshouldasktheirfriendsandneighboursto completethequestionnaire.Theywouldalsobe askingpeoplewalkingdownthestreetduringtheirphysicalwalkaroundof the neighbourhoodsto respondto thequestionnaire. (i) Identifythesamplingmethodusedbythestudents. [1] Award1markforthesamplingmethodidentified. ● Samplingmethod: Conveniencesampling[1] AO1 (ii) Explainanadvantageandadisadvantageofthemethodidentifiedin1(b)(i). [2] Award1 markforeachexplanatio