VJC_H2_GEO_P2_Mark_Scheme

VJC H2 Paper 2 Prelims 1 Section A Theme 4: Geographical Investigation 1 Chang Chun is an important industrial city in China with a focus on the automotive sector. FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. (FAW-VW) is a joint venture between FAW Group (a Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company) and Volkswagen (a German transnational corporation) which manufactures Volkswagen vehicles for sale in China. A FAW-VW manufacturing plant is located in the residential area of Jincheng District in Chang Chun. Some of the residents are employees at the FAW-VW manufacturing plant. A team of 5 students from a local univer sity are interning with the Chang Chun City Authorities. They have been tasked with assessing the impacts of the FAW- VW manufacturing plant on the city. The team was given a noise recorder and a laptop. They also have access to secondary data in the form of: • A map of of the Jincheng District where the FAW-VW manufacturing plant is located. • An atmospheric pollution (PM10) map for Chang Chun City across 9 study sites. • An excerpt of an interview with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Volkswagen. Resource 1 shows a map of the Jincheng District where the FAW-VW manufacturing plant is located. Resource 2 shows the features of the noise recorder. Resource 3 shows the atmo spheric pollution (PM10) map for Chang Chun across 9 study sites (A – I). Res ource 4 shows an excerpt of an interview between the CEO of Volkswagen, Herbert Deiss and a reporter for CNBC, a news media company. (a) With reference to Resource 2, suggest possible issues that may affect accuracy while using the noise recorder to collect primary data on noise pollution caused by the FAW-VW manufacturing plant. [4] Indicative content • Weak battery may result in weak sensor and/or microphone • Microphone+Sensor is faulty • Operator’s breathing, conversation, movement is recorded by sensitive microphone especially because handheld • Environmental sounds not related to industrial activity may be measured by sensitive microphone Point-marked (b) With reference to Resources 1 and 2, develop a plan to collect primary data to assess the levels of noise pollution caused by the FAW-VW manufacturing plant in the Jincheng District.

2 [7] Indicative content • Data needed would be noise recordings caused by FAW-VW manufacturing plant in the Jincheng District. • Equipment needed would be the noise recorder and laptop. • Noise recordings can be obtained around the the FAW-VW manufacturing plant to determine the average levels in the vicinity of the plant which would require • Systematic sampling along the 4 roads that surround the FAW-VW site ( Anshung, Chuan Ye, Dong Feng and Anqing Road ) • Noise recordings can be obtained with increasing distance from FAW-VW site to determine how noise levels change with distance from the FAW-VW site. • Systematic sampling along th