NYJC Prelim_H2_GEO_P2

NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE Year 2 Preliminary Examination H2 GEOGRAPHY 9751/02 Paper 2 Data Response Questions 19 September 2017 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper 1 Insert World outline map READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, index number and name on 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 or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, 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 the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the questions. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The world outline 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 brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Higher 2 Geography / 9751 / 02 Section A Theme 4 – Geographical Investigation 1. Baltimore City is located in the State of Maryland, nor th of the U.S. capital Washington, D. C. As a result of deindustrialisation and the decline of the port in the 1950s, the city was on a downward trend leaving behind empty warehouses and industrial sites. Urban renewal efforts in the 1970s and 1980s brought retail projects, museums and attractions like the Aquarium to the Inner Harbour while commercial and residential developers recognised the va lue of other sites along Baltimore’s Waterfront in the 1990s. A group of 25 students from the State of Maryland University wanted to examine the economic and social impacts that urban reimaging (t he Inner Harbour and Baltimore’s Waterfront) has on the loca l community. The students set aside three different days during the December holiday s to conduct the study via the use of a questionnaire. Resource 1 shows photos of Baltimore’ s Inner Harbour befor e and after renewal. Resource 2 shows changes to land use and f unctions along Baltimore’s Waterfront. Resource 3 shows the results collected from 250 respondents during the investigative study. (a) With reference to Resource 1, identify t he features in the photographs which show attempts to reimage the Inner Harbour. [4] (b) Using Resource 2, suggest an appropriate hy pothesis for the group’s investigation. [ 1 ] (c) Devise a plan for the group to conduct a questionnaire to help investigate the economic and social impacts of re-imagi ng (the Inne