CGS 2024 S4 GY (2279) Prelim Paper 1 - QP

1 This document consists of 14 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn over Class: Register No: Name: CRESCENT GIRLS’ SCHOOL SECONDARY FOUR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert 2279/01 20 August 2024 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, register number and class in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains additional resources referred to in the questions. Candidates should support their answers with the use of relevant examples. Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this examination is 50.

2 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life A group of Geography students investigated the experience of visitors at the Marina Bay area in Singapore. During the pre -fieldwork stage of research and planning, students were interested in the following areas of inquiry: • the main reason for tourists’ visit to Marina Bay, • if there was a link between the distance travelled by tourists to Singapore and their length of stay Singapore. Eventually, the students decided to focus their investigation on the following two hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: ‘Tourists mainly visit Marina Bay to shop.’ Hypothesis 2: ‘There is a positive correlation between distance travelled by tourists to Singapore and their length of stay in Singapore.' They designed a close -ended questionnaire to test their hypotheses. Data collection was carried out, between 11.00am and 4.00pm, on the first and third Sunday of March, June and September. Students then proceeded to survey 500 tourists in each month. They selected their survey respondents by using a suitable sampling technique. Fig. 1.1 (Insert) provides more information about Marina Bay based on the secondary data research carried out by the students. Fig. 1.2 (Insert) shows a map of Marina Bay where fieldwork was conducted by the students at the locations shown. (a) (i) Using Figs. 1.1 and 1.2, suggest why the data collected at the locations may not be reliable. ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (ii) Suggest how the students could manage one safety risk when collecting data at the locations as shown in Fig. 1.2. ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... …