2023 HIHS SEC3EXP Geog EOY MS

HIHSSecondary3Express2260/02(EndofYearExamination2023)AnswerScheme SectionA(14marks)1 Cluster1:GeographyinEverydayLife(Topic1.3)Question Answer MarksTwo groups of Secondary Three students decided to investigate tourism in different touristattractionsinSingapore.(a) Thefirst groupofstudentsproceededtoChinatown,apopulartouristsitefamousforitsChinesecultureandheritage.StudyFig.1.1(Insert),whichshowsamapofChinatown.Theydecidedtotestthefollowinghypothesis:‘Thelongeratourist’slengthofstayatthetouristattraction,thehighertheamountofspending”.Thestudentsdecidedtoconductaface-to-facesurveywith50touristsinChinatown.(i) Thestudentsdecidedtousethesimplerandomsamplingmethod.Withreferenceto Fig. 1.1, explain how the students could carry out this sampling method atChinatowntocollectthedataneededtotesttheirhypothesis.Award1markforeachexplanationofwherestudentstopositionthemselvesatChinatown.Additional1markforexplanationoflocations.Award1markforexplanationofhowstudentscouldusethesamplingmethodtotesttheirhypothesis.Awardamaximumof1additionalmarkforfurtherdevelopmentoftheexplanation,whereapplicable.Award1markforexplanationofhowstudentscanensurerepresentationofvisitorssampled.Awardamaximumof1additionalmarkforfurtherdevelopmentoftheexplanation,whereapplicable.PossibleResponsesinclude:● StudentscoulddivideandlocatethemselvesalongdifferentstreetsofChinatown,suchasCrossStreet,MosqueStreet,PagodaStreetORoutsidethemaintouristattractionsofChinatownsuchasPeople’sParkComplex,ChinatownPointorChinatownHeritageCentre.[1mark]● Theselocationsareideal becausetheyaretheclosest toChinatownMRT and the tourist attractions, hence providing opportunities forthestudentstoapproachthetouristseasily.Therangeandvolumeofvisitorswouldbethegreatest.[1additionalmark]● To carry out the simple random sampling method, 50 randomnumbers can be generated through a randomnumber generator intheselectionofvisitorsatthedifferentstreetsofChinatown.[1mark]● Student groupsshouldsampleandsurveyvisitorsfor anhoureach,3 times within a day as it ensures representation of the visitorssampledwithinaday. [1mark] Inaddition,theyshouldalsoconsidercollectingdataeverydayat thesametimeandlocationforaweekasit ensures representation of visitors sampled during the weekdaysand weekends and under different weather conditions. [1additionalmark] 4

2 AO2 1. Somestudentsdidnotexplainrandomsamplingmethodatall.Orexplainitwrongly.2. Moststudentdescribeinstead[capat3m].3. Donotacceptsurveyquestions.Question Answer Marks (ii) Two students stood at the location shown in Fig. 1.2 (Insert) on a Saturdayafternoontocarryouttheirdatacollection.WithreferencetoFig. 1.2, suggest twopossibleproblemsthestudentsmayfaceastheyconductthesurvey.Award1markforeachproblemandexplanationoftheproblem. PossibleResponsesinclude: ● Touristsmaybeinarushastheyaretravellingtoanotherlocationortourists coming out of the MRT are eager to visit Chinatown,thereforetheywillrejectthestudents. [1mark]● Shopownersmayseethestudentsasahindrancetotheir businessastouristsmayavoidtheshopswithstudentsconductingsurvey. [1mark]● Students may block the flow of the pedestrians or tourists even iftheymanagedtostoptouristsforthesurvey. [1mark] AO2 1. Generallywelldone.2. AllreasonableproblemsfromreasonablereferencetoFig.willbeaccepted. 2 Question Answer MarksOne student from the group collected responses from10 tourists. The findings are shown inTable1.1. Table1.1 ResultsoftheQuestionnaire Tourist 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10NumberofHours 1.5 2 2 2.5 3 3 3.5 4 4 4.5AmountSpent(SingaporeDollars) 32 45 54 60 72 82 70 90 100 110

3 (iii) UsingTable1.1,plotthedatafortourists7-10anddrawabestfitlineonthegraph. 2 Fig.1.3Award1markforaccurateplotofdataoftourists7-10.Award1markforaccurateplotofbestfitline.AO2 1. Acceptlineofbestfitwithoutadditionalplottedpoints.2. Manystudentsdonotunderstandwhatislineofbestfit. Question Answer Marks (iv) Using the graph in a(iii), does the data support the students’ hypothesis: ‘Thelonger a tourist’s length of stayat thetourist attraction, thehigher theamount ofspending”?PossibleResponsesinclude:● Thedatasupportsthehypothesis.[1mark]● The best-fit line shows a positive correlation between the twovariables. Whenatourist spends1.5hoursinChinatown, hespends32dollars. However,whenatouristspendsalongertimeof4.5hoursin Chinatown, the spending increases to 110 dollars. [1 additionalmark]AO2 1. Manystudentsdidnotquoteevidence. 2

4 Question Answer Marks(b) The second group of students decided to investigate the main reasons why Asiantourists decidetotravel toSingapore. Thestudentswent toJewel Changi Airport onaMondayafternoon(12pm-3pm)tocarryouttheirdatacollection.Theydecidedtocollectresponsesfrom50touristswholooklikeAsiantourists.The students created a questionnaire to use for their survey, as shown in Fig. 1.4(Insert). ThedatacollectedisshowninFig. 1.5(Insert). WithreferencetoFig.1.4andFig. 1.5, evaluate the validity and reliability of the students’ findings for thisinvestigation.Award 1 mark for each evaluation of the validity and reliability of thestudents’findings,toamaximumof4marks.Award a maximum of 1 additional mark for further development of eachevaluation,whereapplicable.AcceptanyotherplausibleanswersbasedonFig.1.4&Fig.1.5.PossibleResponsesinclude:● The findings are valid because the data collected addresses theinvestigation question/purpose of investigation, highlighting the mainreasonswhyAsiantouriststraveltoSingapore.[1mark]InFig.1.5,48%ofAsian tourists interviewed travel to Singapore for Holiday/Leisurepurposes.[1additionalmark]● The findings are reliable because the students collected 50 responseswhich is an adequate/large enough sample size to conduct areasonableanalysisofthedata.[1mark]● However, the findings may not be reliable as selecting the respondentsbased on ‘tourists who look like Asian tourists’ might leadtoinaccuratedatabeingcollected. [1mark] Therewasnoquestioninthesurveywhichspecifically asks the tourists to statethecountrywhichtheyarefrom. [1additionalmark]● The findings may not be reliable as it was only conducted once on aMondayafternoonandatonlyonetimingintheafternoon.[1mark] AO3 1. Afewstudentsdonotunderstandthequestionatall.2. Manyareabletopointoutthe‘Asiantourists’invalidity.3. Somewroteaboutrespondentslying. 4

5 SectionB(18marks)2 Cluster1:GeographyinEverydayLife(Topics1.1&1.2)Question Answer Marks(a) Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), showing two precincts in the Bangkit, Bukit PanjangneighbourhoodinSingapore.(i) UsingFig.2.1,describethedifferencesbetweenprecinct1andprecinct2.Award 1 mark for each description of each difference in layout betweenprecincts1and2,toamaximumof2marks. Award a maximum of 1 additional mark for further development of eachdescription,whereapplicable. AcceptanyotherplausibleanswerwhichisshowninFig.2.1. Possibleresponsesinclude:● Precinct 1 has fewer amenities than Precinct 2. [1 mark] AlthoughPrecinct 1 has playgrounds and a badminton court, Precinct 2 hasmore amenities such as hawker centres, clinicsandasupermarket.[1additionalmark]● Precinct 2ismoredenselybuilt upascomparedtoprecinct 1whichhasanopenareaneartheparkingarea.[1mark]● Precinct2ismoreirregularinshapethanPrecinct1[1mark].● ThereismoreparkingspaceinPrecinct2thanPrecinct1.[1mark] AO2 1. Generallywelldone. 3

6 (ii) With reference to Fig. 2.1, explain how residents living in the Bangkit, BukitPanjangneighbourhoodmayacquireasenseofplaceintheirneighbourhood.Award 1 mark for explanation. Award 1 additional mark for furtherdevelopmentofanswer. Possibleresponsesinclude:● Residentsmayhaverepeatedencounterswithobjectsandpeopleinthe Bangkit neighbourhood. [1 mark] For example, residents mayhavevividmemoriesof theroutestheytakeastheywalkaroundtheneighbourhood.[1additionalmark]● Residentsmayalsohavesignificant memoriesatgatheringplacesinthe Bangkit neighbourhood. [1 mark] For example, residents mayhave interactions with fellow residents at everyday places at theirneighbourhood such as void decks or hawker centres, resulting inthemdeveloping an attachment to these places. [1a