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. ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

3 [Turn over (b) Students were debating whether to use probability sampling or non -probability sampling. After a pilot study, they decided to use non-probability sampling, specifically quota sampling based on gender, as they feel that gender may play a part in affecting visitors’ decisions and experiences. (i) Explain why the students may have found non-probability sampling to be a more suitable sampling method than probability sampling when considering time and area as possible limitations during the design of fieldwork. ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... …………………………………………………………………………...…….. [2] (ii) Describe how the students could use quota sampling, based on gender, to select visitors as survey respondents to answer the questionnaire. ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (c) Using Figs. 1.1 and 1.2, state two close-ended questions and the pre -defined response options which the students could use for their close -ended questionnaire to test Hypothesis 1: ‘Tourists mainly visit Marina Bay to shop.’ ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ………………………………………………..………………………………...………. ……………………………………………………………………………………….....[2]

4 (d) Table 1.1 shows the consolidated results of one of their survey questions. Table 1.1 Main Reason for Visiting Marina Bay Reason June September Entertainment 80 200 Food & Beverage 60 40 Sightseeing 100 50 Shopping 150 100 Accommodation 70 90 Others 40 20 Total 500 500 (i) During data analysis, students decided to present the data findings in Table 1.1 to compare the reasons within each month for June and September. Using Table 1.1, complete the bar graph as shown on Fig. 1.3. [2] Fig. 1.3 Main Reason for Tourists’ Visit to Marina Bay for June and September

5 [Turn over (ii) Using Fig. 1.3, evaluate how well the data supports Hypothesis 1: ‘Tourists mainly visit Marina Bay to shop.’ ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..…………………………..……..[3] (f) Students also carried out a semi-structured interview with 30 tourists to investigate Hypothesis 2: ‘There is a positive correlation between distance travelled by tourists to Singapore and their length of stay in Singapore.' Students then presented their data findings on a scatter graph as shown in Fig. 1.4. When they checked, they realised that two data points shown in Table 1.2 were not represented in Fig. 1.4. Table 1.2 Missing Data Points for Data Presentation on Fig. 1.4 Distance travelled by tourists (km) Length of stay in Singapore (days) 12000 7 15000 12 Fig. 1.4 Relationship between distance travelled by tourists to Singapore and their length of stay in Singapore

6 (i) Use Table 1.2 to complete the scatter graph on Fig. 1.4 by plotting the two missing data points and drawing a line of best fit to show the relationship between the two variables. [2] (ii) Using Fig. 1.4, what conclusions can the students draw about Hypothesis 2: ‘There is a positive correlation between distance travelled by tourists to Singapore and their length of stay in Singapore.'? ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………..…….. ………………………………………………..……………………………………. ………………………………………………..…………………………………[3] [Total: 20]

7 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which shows the changes in international visitor arrivals to Japan, by country/region, for the month of May in 2019 and 2024, respectively. Using Fig. 2.1, compare the patterns shown by the international visitors to Japan between the two tourist generating countri