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2017 Promotional Examination II Pre-University 2 GEOGRAPHY (HIGHER 2) 9751/02 Paper 2 Data Response Questions 12 September 2017 3 Hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper 1 Insert INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your name, admission number and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs, or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Candidates answer all questions The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. ___________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 5 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert. [Turn over Name: ______________________ Admission No: Class:

2 Section A Theme 4: Geographical Investigation 1 A group of Geography students are interested to investigate the effectiveness of recent state-led efforts to improve urban liveability in Singapore. They selected the neighbourhoods of Kallang and Punggol for their investigation. Kallang is an inner city neighbourhood while Punggol is a planned new town. The group of students were allocated three days for field investigation. They have access to secondary data detailing the range of implemented stage-led efforts to improve liveability in Kallang and Punggol extracted from the URA Master Plan (2013). Resource 1 details the recent state-led efforts to improve urban liveability in Kallang. Resource 2 details the recent state-led efforts to improve urban liveability in Punggol. Resource 3 shows the survey questionnaire results that the students have collected from the neighbourhood of Kallang. (a) Suggest a suitable research question for the students’ investigation with reference to Resources 1 and 2, and state three reasons why the research question is at a suitable scale. [4] (b) Explain possible risks that the students might have to confront when conducting the research investigation and suggest ways to mitigate them. [4] (c) Recommend and exp