Woodgrove 2E Geography EOY 2022

2 Section A Answer all questions in this section. 1 A group of students were interested to investigate whether there is a sense of belonging among the residents living at Kampung Admiralty. Kampung Admiralty is the first -of-its-kind development in Singapore, which integrates housing for the elderly with a wide range of social, healthcare, communal, commercial, and retail facilities. The students conducted a questionnaire survey with 50 elderly residents. Fig. 1 shows the questionnaire for the residents living in the neighbourhood. Questionnaire for residents living at Kampung Admiralty ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS!!! 1 Gender male female ( ) ( ) 2 Do you participate in any community activities such as morning mass exercises and festive celebrations organised at Kampung Admiralty? yes no ( ) ( ) If your answer to Q2 is a ‘yes’, please proceed to Q4 and Q5. 3 How often do you participate in the community activities organised at Kampung Admiralty? seldom sometimes frequently ( ) ( ) ( ) 4 Do you think these community activities allow residents to develop a sense of belonging to the neighbourhood? yes maybe no ( ) ( ) ( ) Fig. 1

3 The students conducted the questionnaire survey at the entrance to the hawker centre and the community plaza of Kampung Admiralty on a weekday between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm. They approached every fifth elderly person that was leaving the hawker centre or the community plaza to take part in the survey. (a) Identify the sampling method used and explain why the students selected their respondents this way. [2] (b) Suggest one strength and one weakness about the way the survey was conducted other than the sampling method considered. [2] Out of the 50 elderly residents who took part in the survey, 30 of them indicated that they had participated in the community activities organised at Kampung Admiralty. The results of Q3 and Q4 in the questionnaire are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Results for Q3 and Q4 in the questionnaire Question Options Q3 seldom sometimes frequently 6 9 15 Q4 yes maybe no 9 18 3 The students constructed two pie charts to represent the results for Q3 and Q4 in the questionnaire in Figs. 2 and 3.

4 Frequency of elderlies participating in community activities Fig. 2 Likelihood of community activities developing a sense of belonging

5 Fig. 3 (c) Use the results for Q4 in Table 1 to complete the pie chart in Fig. 3 on the previous page. [2] (d) The students concluded that more time spent by the elderly residents participating in community activities will help to build a sense of belonging to the neighbourhood. Suggest how far the results in Table 1, Figs. 2 and 3 support the students’ conclusion. [3] (e) One student thought that the questionnaire could be better designed. Suggest two improvements to the design of the questionnaire shown in Fig. 1. [2] (f) The students decided to extend their investigation to find out whether the number of years living at Kampung Admiralty for the elderly residents will affect their sense of belonging to the neighbourhood. State a hypothesis and suggest one suitable closed ended question the students may ask the elderly residents for this investigation. [2]

6 Section B Answer all questions in this section. 2 (a) Compare two characteristics of formal and informal housing. [4] (b) (i) Suggest one possible location in a city where informal housing can be found. [1] (ii) Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of living in the location mentioned in (b)(i). [2]

7 (c) Study Fig. 4, which shows the total number of HDB flats sold in Singapore from 2012 to 2020. HDB flats sold in Singapore Fig. 4 With reference to Fig. 4, d escribe the changes in the sales of HDB flat from 2012 to 2020. [3]

8 (d) Study Fig. 5, which shows the environmental features of a HDB block. Environmental features of a HDB block Fig. 5 Use information from Fig. 5 to explain how the environmental features promote sustainable housing. [3]

9 3 (a) Explain how traffic congestion can have a negative impact on road users. [2] (b) Study Fig. 6, which shows the proportion of Singapore’s total public transport ridership for two years, 2007 and 2016. Proportion of public transport ridership 2007 2016 Fig. 6 Using information for Fig. 6, describe the changes in proportion of public transport ridership between 2007 and 2016. [2]

10 (c) Study Fig. 7, which shows features of a Silver Zone. Silver Zones are often found in areas with a high proportion of elderly residents. Road crossing at a Silver Zone Fig. 7 Using information from Fig. 7, explain how features A and B enhance road safety for the elderly. [3]

11 (d) Study Fig. 8, which shows a mobile application providing information to get from Woodgrove Secondary School to City Hall. Information provided by mobile application Fig. 8 With reference to Fig. 8, explain how the mobile application can allow commuters to better plan their trip. [2] (e) Using a named example(s), evaluate the effectiveness of laws and policies to manage transport systems sustainably. [5] End of Paper