Admiralty Sec 2E Geography EOY 2022

1 ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : Geography LEVEL/STREAM : Secondary 2 Express DATE : 4 October 2022 TIME : 0800 – 0915h DURATION : 1 hour 15 mins ___________________________________________________________________ This paper consists of 11 printed pages including this cover page. ENF OF YEAR EXAMINATION 2022 ANSWERS NAME: NO: CLASS:

2 Section A: Geographical Investigation Skills [11 marks] Answer all questions in this section. 1 Study Fig. 1, which shows the five stages of a Geographical Investigation (GI). Five Stages of the Geographical Investigation (GI) process Fig. 1 Using Fig. 1, state Stage 4 of the GI process. Write your answer in the blank provided. [1] Drawing Conclusions [1] Finding conclusions / coming to a conclusion [1] Join conclusion [0]

3 2 A group of students wanted to investigate if transport activities are affecting the residents in the Admiralty housing estate. Th ey created the following hypothesis for their Geographical Investigation. Hypothesis: ‘The presence of transport node affects the residents’ sleeping hours.’ (a) Study Fig. 2, which shows the primary data collected by students from 30 residents who get less than 7 hours of sleep. Reasons that affect residents’ sleep Fig. 2

4 Using Fig. 2, plot a bar graph showing the different reasons that affect residents’ sleep at night. [3] (b) With reference to Fig. 2, state if the hypothesis is true or false. Support your answer with evidence. The hypothesis is true because 11 out of 30 residents/respondents gave ‘p resence of transport infrastructure (roads & MRT tracks) ’ as their reason for their lack of sleep which is the highest number of residents/respondents [1] [1] [1] False because presence of transport node is classified under ‘others’ and it is not the highest [maximum 2m]

5 (c) Describe and explain two ways to design an effective questionaire. A variety of questions that includes both close and open ended questions Craft open-ended question [0] Add more options for the MCQ questions [0] Open ended questions: Allow respondents to answer in their own words, with no influence from the interviewer / able to gain more (valuable) information about the subject at hand from the respondents Give a detailed feedback/responses [1] Give personal opinions [1] Use of simple and clear language The clarity of questionnaire helps respondents to understand hence answer the questions accurately / improve the ease with which respondents are able to complete a questionnaire Respondents could comprehend the questions better [1] State purpose [1] So that respondents are more willing to do the survey [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]

6 Section B: Structur