SRJC_H1_GEO_answer_scheme

1 Name: _____________________________________ CG: ________ Date: ________________ SERANGOON JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 H1 GEOGRAPHY 2018 Preliminary Examination Answer Scheme Section A DRQ 1 Rubric Criteria to hit Marks Reflection (i) How different is my answer from the rubric? (ii) Why is it different? (a) With reference to the context provided, select and describe sampling method(s) that the students could have used to identify participants for their survey • Use random sampling to identify specific blocks (num ber all blocks, use a number generator to select 3 blocks out of 5 blocks) • Use systematic sampling to identify specific floors in each block, followed by specific units in each floor ( for instance, select alternate floors such as the 1st and 3rd floors, then select alternate units on each floor) [3] (b) Suggest how the fear of crime can be shaped by demographic characteristics reflected in Resource 1. • Gender – Females may have a greater fear of crime than men due to perceived notions of physical vulnerability. Females may also have a greater fear of specific crimes (such as sexual assault). Gender likely to be significant in influencing fear of crime in the given investigation due to the higher proportion of females in the sample (17 out of 27). [5]

2 • Age – Third agers (60s to 70s) who are more physically fi t and mobile may feel less vulnerable and hence less fear, compared to fourth agers (80s and above) who are physically less mobile • Ethnicity – Native Swedish may feel more fear as they may believe they are targeted by “minority” groups. • Time of residence – Residents who stay longer may feel less fear due to greater levels of familiarity with the environment and its residents • Marital status – Widowed individuals may experience more fear as they do not have a partner watching out for their safety. The fear is likely to be amplified by gender, as most widowed individuals are likely to be female (as females tend to outlive their male partners). (c) Outline the strengths and limitations of the questionnaire survey (shown in Resource 2). Strengths • For sensitive demographic information, categories are provided • Use of semantic scale for most question enables responses to be more focused • Questions are worded clearly, with specific emphasis on fear of crime (which is the focus of the investigation) Limitations • Can be specific in defining “crime in public spaces”, as the perception of crime may vary across residents • Can be more specific in identifying the type of crime, and different crime elicits different levels of fear • Most of the questions appear to be close-ended questions, may limit the range of qualitative responses • Q13 is highly ambiguous as the impacts of crime on quality of life isn’t clarified. In addition, the scale of 1- 10 is too broad and participants may