QTSS 4E5N HumGeo Prelims2026 QP

1 Name: …………………………………………… ( ) Class: 4/5…. / SG: …. Queenstown Secondary School Preliminary Examination 2026 Secondary Four Express / Five Normal Academic Humanities (Geography) (2260/02) 28 August 2026 Time: 0800 - 0945 hrs Friday Duration: 1 hr 45 mins Additional Materials: Insert Instructions to candidates DO NOT OPEN BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Write your name, index number and class on the question paper. Write in dark blue or black INK. Write all your answers in the spaces provided in the Question Paper. Answer three questions in total. Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. Section B Answer Question 3. 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 question paper consists of 16 printed pages (including this page). [Turn over For Examiner’s Use Q1 Geography in Everyday Life [14m] Q2 Tourism [18m] Q3 Climate [18m] Total [50m]

2 Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1, which shows a building designed to be environmentally sustainable. Environmentally sustainable building in Singapore Fig. 1.1 With reference to Fig. 1.1, explain how the building’s features contribute to environmental sustainability. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] [Turn over

3 (b) Explain how towns use spatial association to achieve economic sustainability. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (c) A class of geography students from Singapore wanted to investigate the type of tourist personalities visiting Singapore. To do this, they decided to station themselves at the entrance of Bird Paradise, a tourist attraction in Singapore. They collected data through a close-ended questionnaire survey shown in Fig. 1.2 (Insert) from a total of 100 tourists at 10am on a Monday morning, with responses from an equal number of male and female tourists. (i) Explain one disadvantage of using close-ended questionnaire surveys to collect data. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (ii) Describe how the students can use quota sampling to select their respondents. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] [Turn over

4 (iii) The results for Questions 2 – 5 in the questionnaire are shown in Table 1.1. Table 1.1 Results for Questions 2 – 5 2. Who are you currently travelling with on this trip to Singapore? 3. ‘I spend less than $1000 per trip when I travel.’ Solo (Travelling alone) 10 Strongly agree 25 With friends 24 Agree 52 With family 34 Disagree 13 As part of a tour group 32 Strongly disagree 10 4. ‘I follow a strict itinerary when I travel.’ 5. ‘When travelling, I seek novel experiences and tend to visit places with well-established tourist facilities.’ Strongly agree 43 Strongly agree 20 Agree 27 Agree 55 Disagree 13 Disagree 12 Strongly disagree 17 Strongly disagree 13 With reference to Table 1.1, evaluate the validity of the students’ investigation and findings regarding the type of tourist personalities visiting Singapore. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [4] [Turn over

5 (iv) Table 1.2 shows the results for Question 6 of the questionnaire. Table 1.2 Results for Question 6 Continent Number of people Africa 3 Asia 52 Australia 18 Europe 14 North America 8 South America 5 With reference to Table 1.2, describe how the data could be presented on a world map. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] [Total: 14] [Turn over

6 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Table 2.1 which shows the domestic, international and total tourist arrivals to Bali, Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Table 2.1 International, domestic and total tourist arrivals to Bali, Indonesia Years Domestic tourist arrivals in millions International tourist arrivals in millions Total tourist arrivals in millions 2014 6.4 3.8 10.2 2015 7.1 4.0 11.1 2016 8.6 4.9 13.5 2017 8.7 5.7 14.4 2018 9.8 6.1 15.9 2019 10.5 6.3 16.8 2020 4.6 1.1 5.7 2021 4.3 0.0 4.3 2022 8.1 2.2 10.3 2023 9.9 5.3 15.2 2024 10.1 5.9 16.0 [Turn over

7 (i) Using Table 2.1, complete the bar graph (Fig. 2.1) for international visitor arrivals to Bali, in 2024. [1] Number of domestic and international visitors to Bali, from 2014 to 2024 Fig. 2.1 (ii) Using Table 2.1 and Fig. 2.1, describe the changes in the total tourist arrivals to Bali, from 2014 to 2024. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] [Turn over

8 (iii) Study Fig. 2.2 (Insert) which shows the locations of Bali’s main tourist attractions Using F