VS 2024 Core Geog Sec 4 Prelim Paper 1 Qn Paper

This document consists of 19 printed pages (including this cover page). Name Class Register Number GEOGRAPHY (2279/01) 24/S4PRE/GE1 Paper 1 Thursday 22 August 2024 1 hour 45 minutes VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHO OL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHO OL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHO OL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL VICTORIA SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SECONDARY FOUR Candidates answer on the Question Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all question. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. Setter: Mr Heng Yan Kai and Mr Kelvin Koh

2 Victoria School 24/S4PRE/GE1 Answer all questions 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life A group of secondary school Geography students went to Pulau Ubin, an offshore island which is also a tourist attraction in Singapore. They wanted to test their hypothesis, ‘More foreign tourists than locals visit Pulau Ubin to enjoy the nature’. They took a bum boat ride across to reach Pulau Ubin’s jetty. Each bum boat ride can take 12 visitors at a time . At the jetty, they carried out their investigation by interviewing the visitors that reached the island by boat. They used random sampling method to choose the visitors that they wish to interview from each bum boat. Altogether, they interviewed a total of 30 foreign visitors and 30 locals. The students carried out their study once during an afternoon of a weekday and another occasion during the weekend. (a) Describe possible risks that the students may encounter in their investigation. ………………………………………………………………………………………….…...... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ………………………………….…………………………………………………….…….[2] (b) Describe how the students carried out the simple random sampling method. ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ……………………………………………………………………………………………....... ………………………………….……………………………………………………….….[2]

3 Victoria School 24/S4PRE/GE1 (c) The teacher reminded the students that their survey should not comprise closed - ended questions only but also contain a couple of open-ended questions. Explain why the teacher remind the students as such? …………………………………………….………………………………………………...... …..……………………………………………………………………………………...….[1] (d) The students collated the data they collected and presented their findings in a graphical manner as shown in Fig 1.3. Fig 1.3 (i) Use Fig 1.3 to compare the reasons for foreign visitors and locals visiting Pulau Ubin. .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... 0 5 10 15 20 25 Cycling Learn about nature Camping Hiking Number of visitors Reasons for visiting Pulau Ubin Reasons for visiting Pulau Ubin Weekday foreign visitors Weekday locals Weekend foreign visitors Weekend locals

4 Victoria School 24/S4PRE/GE1 .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .……………………………………………………………………………..……….[4] (ii) Describe the situations where the graphical method used in Fig 1.3 is appropriate. .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .………………………………………………………………………...…………….... .…….……………………………………………………………………..…………[2]

5 Victoria School 24/S4PRE/GE1 (e) In addition to their earlier investigation, the students also wanted to find out the relationship between the distance of the attractions on the island from the main jetty and the number of visitors visiting these attractions. The students hypothesized that the further away the attractions are from the main jetty, the lower the number of visitors visiting them. For their geographical investigation, they identified the following attractions (their distance from the island’s main jetty is given in brackets ‘[ ]’): a) Chek Jawa [3.6 km] b) The Malay Kampong [1.2 km] c) Maman Campsite [2.3 km] d) Teck Seng’s Place (operational only during weekends) [0.5 km] e) NParks Secret Gardens [0.3 km] f) German Girl shrine [2.7 km] g) Bukit Puaka [2.1 km] The group of students decided to carry out their study on a weekday afternoon and the whole day of a weekend. They only stationed themselves at the island’s main jetty and carried out their interviews at regular time intervals of 2 hours each. For their sample size, the students decided to interview any 30 visitors they meet at the main jetty. (i) Suggest how the students can improve their data collection methods for their investigation. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ….…………………………………………………………………………………………..[3]

6 Victoria School 24/S4PRE/GE1 (ii) Study Table 1.4, which shows the data collected by the students during the weekday and the weekend when they stationed themselves at the main jetty. S/N Attractions Distance of attraction from the main jetty [km] Number of visitors on weekday* Number of visitors on weekend* (a) Chek Jawa 3.6 14 28 (b) The Malay Kampong 1.2 16 19 (c) Maman Campsite 2.3 3 9 (d) Teck Seng’s Place (operational only during weekends) 0.5 - 12 (e) NParks Secret Garden 0.3 17 28 (f) German Girl shrine 2.7 2 3 (g) Bukit Puaka 2.1 2 2 Table 1.4 * - The total number may not add up to 30 respondents as some of them may visit more than 1 attraction during their trip. How far do the data in Table 1.4 support the students’ hypothesis? ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………...... ………………………………………………………………………….…………………......

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