ACSI 2026 GEOG PRELIM P1 QP+MS+INS

1 [Turn Over Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2026 YEAR FOUR (O-Levels) Candidate Name Index Number GEOGRAPHY 2279/01 Paper 1 Tuesday 18 August 2026 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST. Write your name and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a 2B 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. This document consists of 13 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert. 50 Marks

2 [Turn Over Answer all questions. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) A group of students wanted to investigate the main reason for tourists visiting Phuket in Thailand. Their hypothesis statement for the investigation is “The main reason for tourists visiting Phuket is to experience its natural attractions.” The students carried out their investigation on two weekends in June by interviewing 40 tourists near a section of a beach. Study Photograph A (Insert), which shows an area in Phuket. (i) Using Photograph A, draw a sketch in Fig. 1.1 with annotations to show why tourists would visit this area. [3] Fig. 1.1

3 [Turn Over (ii) Suggest why the students would choose to apply a simple random sampling method for their study. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[2] (iii) The students decided to use a word cloud to present data on the reasons why tourists visited Phuket. Describe how they would collect the data needed to create the word cloud. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[3] (iv) Evaluate the effectiveness of the students’ investigation methods. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[4]

4 [Turn Over (b) Another group of students investigated wind conditions around their school. They recorded the wind speed and wind direction at 2:00 p.m. each day near the school flagpole for 14 consecutive days in July. They wanted to test the hypothesis: “There is no relationship between wind speed and wind direction”. (i) Explain why it is important for the students to take reading at the same time every day. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………......[1] (ii) The wind speed and wind direction data collected during the 14-day investigation is shown in Fig. 1.2. Day Wind direction Wind speed (km/h) 1 north west (NW) 16 2 west (W) 12 3 north west (NW) 10 4 south (S) 11 5 south east (SE) 13 6 east (E) 25 7 south west (SW) 24 8 west (W) 31 9 south east (SE) 7 10 north (N) 4 11 south west (SW) 2 12 east (E) 3 13 south west (SW) 2 14 south west (SW) 14 Fig. 1.2

5 [Turn Over Study Fig. 1.3, which shows a wind rose that was drawn using the wind direction data in Fig. 1.2. Each square represents one day. Complete the wind rose from the information in Fig. 1.2. [3] Wind rose for July Fig. 1.3 (iii) Using evidence from Fig. 1.2, justify whether the hypothesis should be accepted or rejected. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………......[2] (iv) Suggest how the students could improve the reliability of data collected for wind direction and wind speed. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………......[2] [Total: 20]

6 [Turn Over 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Describe some factors that limit the growth of tourism in second cities. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[2] (b) Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which is a flow line map showing the movement of tourists between attractions in a town in Germany. (i) Using Fig. 2.1, identify the pair of attractions connected by the highest tourist flow. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[1] (ii) Suggest why some tourists prefer heritage tourism over adventure tourism. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........[3]

7 [Turn Over (c) “Improvement in transport has had a greater influence on the growth of global tourism than the development of tourist attractions.” To what extent do you consider this statement to be true? Use examples to support your answer. ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........ ……………………………………………………………………………………........

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