NCHS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P1 QP

Name: Register Number: Class: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS Geography 2279/01 Paper 1 26 August 2025, Tuesday 1 hour 45 minutes 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 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. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. This paper consists of 15 printed pages including the cover page.

2 Answer all questions. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life A group of students were interested to study about tourism in Singapore since it is an important industry that contributes significantly to the country’s GDP. As part of their fieldwork, they decided to investigate the patterns of tourism in Singapore. (a) The students collected some information about the different ways that the tourist industry earned money. (i) Suggest two sources where the information shown in Fig. 1.1 (Insert) could be found. 1. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. …………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (ii) Which sector of the tourist industry shown in Fig. 1.1 (Insert) contributed the least amount of money? Sector: ……………………………………………………………………………….......... [1]

3 (b) The group of students decided to investigate the following hypothesis ‘Most tourists to Singapore come from Europe.’ They decided to conduct a questionnaire at Gardens by the Bay, a popular tourist attraction shown in Fig. 1.2 (Insert), on a Monday morning, from 11am – 2pm. The information gathered is shown in Table 1.1. Region of Origin Number of Tourists Africa 22 North America 5 South America 5 Asia 50 Europe 18 Table 1.1 (i) With reference to Table 1.1 and Fig. 1.2 (Insert), explain how the students obtained the primary data to test their hypothesis. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………[4]

4 (b) (ii) Using Table 1.1, plot the total number of tourists coming from Africa and Asia on Fig. 1.2. [2] Fig. 1.2 Key Singapore

5 (b) (iii) Based on the findings in Table 1.1, what conclusion could students make about the hypothesis? Support your answer with evidence from Table 1.1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[3] (iv) Evaluate the reliability of the data collection method used in this investigation. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4]

6 (c) As an extension to their investigation, students wanted to find out if tourists think that Singapore is a ‘tourist-friendly’ country. The results are shown in Fig. 1.3. Fig. 1.3 Describe how students could present their data clearly to test their hypothesis ‘Singapore is a tourist-friendly country’. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] [Total: 20] 2 Cluster 2: Tourism

7 (a) Explain how motivation to travel has led to the growth of tourism. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….[5] (b) Explain how globalization has influenced the demand for international tourism. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] (c) Evaluate the effectiveness of government policies for the growth of sustainable

8 tourism. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[2] (d) Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which shows the international and domestic tourism trends between 2019 and 2024. Using Fig. 2.1, compare the trends in international and domestic travel between 2019 and 2024. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] [Total: 15] 3 Cluster 3: Climate (a) Explain how large-scale volcanic eruptions influence earth’s temperature. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………….....

9 ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... ……………………………………………………………………………………………..... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[3] (b) Study Fig. 3.1(Insert), which shows a map of Asia’s sinking cities by 2030. Using Fig. 3.1, describe the risk and impact to Asia as a result of rising sea levels and flooding. …