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Class Adm No Candidate Name: [Turn over 2018 Preliminary Exams Pre-University 3 GEOGRAPHY 9751/02 Paper 2 Data Response Questions 10 September 2018 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper 1 Insert World Outline Map 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 a soft 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 the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Diagram 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 and 1 Insert. [Turn over

2 Section A Theme 4: Geographical Investigation 1 A group of twenty 18-year-old students were tasked with undertaking a fieldwork exercise on the impact of the aerospace industry in Singapore. They selected Rolls- Royce’s research and development (R&D) facility at Seletar, Singapore, for their investigation. Rolls-Royce R&D is located at Seletar Aerospace Park and is responsible for Rolls-Royce integrated manufacturing and research and training. The facility assembles up to 250 engines and produce 8,600 fan blades (a Roll-Royce state-of-the- art patented technology) annually. Singapore is the regional centre for Rolls-Royce’ R&D and corporate functions. The group was divided into four teams of five students each to collect data from: (i) the employees and management staff of Roll-Royce Seletar (ii) businesses within 1km of the site (iii) residents of the adjacent housing estates (such as Sengkang and Punggol) (iv) strategic local partners working with Rolls-Royce The teams would visit the Rolls-Royce facility at Seletar to collect data from employees, businesses and residents on five weekdays in March. Resource 1 shows the location of Rolls-Royce (in red box) in Seletar, Singapore. Resource 2 shows the types of partnership that Rolls-Royce has established with the various stakeholders in Singapore to bring about positive impacts to the local