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 businessastouristsma