NHHS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P1 QP

[Turn over CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CLASS INDEX NUMBER NUMBER GEOGRAPHY 2279/01 Paper 1 27 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class, and index 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/tape. 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 mark for this paper is 50. This document consists of 13 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert. S 2 3 8 6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2025

2 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/01 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Answer all questions. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is popular with tourists for its iconic architecture, and world class shopping and dining amenities. A group of students wanted to investigate the research question, ‘Which area in Marina Bay Sands is the most popular with visitors?’ Fig. 1.1 (Insert) shows the map of Marina Bay Sands where the students conducted their investigation. (a) Describe two factors that the students should consider when deciding on the fieldwork locations in Marina Bay Sands. .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………..[2] (b) The students wanted to design a closed ended questionnaire to answer their research question. With reference to Fig. 1.1 (Insert), explain how the students could collect the data needed to answer their research question. .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………... .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .…………………………………………………………………………………………… .……………………………………………………………………………………………

3 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/01 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over ……………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. .………………………………………………………………………………………….… ..…………………………………………………………………………………………… ..…………………………………………………………………………………………[5] (c) To further support their investigation, the students also counted the number of visitors to Marina Bay Sands. They positioned themselves at several locations: at the four Bayfront Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) entrances that connect to Marina Bay Sands and the three Marina Bay Sands taxi stands on a weekday to conduct the count of visitors. They used a tally counter to count the visitors. Table 1.1 shows a tabulation of their data. Time / location No. of visitors at the entrances of Bayfront MRT station No. of visitors at Marina Bay Sands Shoppes taxi stands 10.00am - 11.00am 250 80 11.00am - 12.00pm 350 150 12.00pm - 1.00pm 300 180 1.00pm - 2.00pm 400 130 Table 1.1 (i) From Table 1, identify the period of day which is most frequented by visitors. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

4 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/01 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (ii) Suggest how the students could present the data in Table 1.1. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………[3] (iii) Evaluate the reliability of the data collected by the students in the visitors’ count. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………

5 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/01 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over …………………………………………………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………………………………………….… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………[6] (d) As an extension of their learning, the students thought of investigating the hypothesis, ‘The ArtScience Museum is the most popular in the Marina Bay Sands area.’ with locals. They thought of using mental maps to collect data. Describe how the students could use mental maps to prove this hypothesis. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….[3] [Total: 20]

6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/01 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Figs. 2.1 and 2.2 which show some tourism statistics of New Zealand from 2013 to 2016. International Visitor Arrivals for 2013 - 2016 2013 2014 2015 2016 2014 2015 2016 Annual Percentage Change (%) Oceania 1,311,872 1,359,120 1,415,588 1,514,080 3.6 4.2 6.9 Asia 528,624 575,200 681,568 814,640 8.8 18.5 19.5 Americas 264,576 285,664 307,024 348,192 8.0 7.5 13.4 Other 88,880 98,048 88, 624 89,472 10.3 -9.6 1.0 Total 2,611,377 2,752,257 2,947,901 3,255,463 5.4 7.1 10.4 Fig. 2.1 Total Tourism Expenditure by tourists Year Total Tourism Expenditure $ (million) Annual percentage change (%) Gross Domestic Product $ (million) International tourism as a percentage of total exports (%) 2013 26 947 1.3 62 766 15.8 2014 28 039 4.1 67 002 15.4 2015 30 935 10.3 67 514 17.9 2016 34 699 12.2 70 144 20.7 Fig. 2.2 (i) Using Fig. 2.1, describe the trend of visitor arrivals to New Zealand from 2013 to 2016. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………