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Name: Index Number: Class: _________________________________________________________________________ HIGHER 2 GEOGRAPHY 9751/02 Paper 2 Data Response Questions Tuesday 19 September 2017 3 hours Additional materials: 1 Insert World outline map _________________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class clearly on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Candidates answer all questions. The Insert contains all Resources referred to in the questions. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or in the classroom, even when such examples and not specifically requested by the question. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn wherever they serve to illustrate an answer. The outline world map may be annotated and handed in with relevant answers. 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 the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages [Turn over 9751/2017/02/Prelim Examinations DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS Year 6

2 9751/2017/02/Prelim Examinations Section A Theme 4: Geographical Investigation 1 A group of 18 18 year-old students in Singapore wanted to conduct a study of inter- firm linkages of Singapore owned TNCs and Foreign-owned TNCs in the local electronics industry to ascertain the extent of inter-firm linkages between these TNCs and their domestic suppliers. The students collected data from the Economic Development Board which highlighted that there were 1580 TNCs in the electronics and electronics-related industry in operation in Singapore for the year 2010. Based on this data, the students randomly selected 10 TNCs; 5 of the randomly selected TNCs were Singapore owned and the other 5 were foreign owned. The students then contacted these TNCs on the possibility of gaining access to information regarding the extent of the inter-firm linkages between the TNCs and the domestic suppliers as well as how intensive these inter-firm linkages are. However, only 3 of the 10 TNCs, all Singapore owned TNCs, provided information and granted interviews to the students. The students divided themselves into 6 groups of 3 interviewers. Each group thereafter interviewed either 1 or 2 TNCs. The students then started contacting the TNCs from the list provided by the Economic Development Board, starting in alphabetical order until they were able to interview and collect information from