MI_H2_GEO_(9751_02)_Answers

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 (a) Suggest a research question for the investigation based on Resource 1 and state how the research question might be suitable for the investigation. [4] 1m – Suitable research question: How has the setting up of Rolls-Royce’s R&D facility at Seletar affected the residents and businesses of Seletar and Punggol? Suitability of RQ: 1m: Geographical manageability: Punggol is a housing estate adjacent to Rolls-Royce facility and Seletar is the area where Rolls-Royce is located and can be segmented into suitable areas for data collection by the twenty students to collect relevant data based on the residents’ and businesses’ experiences with Rolls Royce in various areas. 2m: Temporal manageability: The students can focus on collecting secondary data and primary data, such as number of employment generated for residents staying in Punggol and Sengkang from the year of the setting up of Rolls-Royce’s R&D facility to today or identify businesses which have been operating before the setting up for Rolls-Royce facility to for interviews. Point marked Marker’s Report: • Some students are still unable to provide manageable RQs, although most were able to score 1m for this. • Suitability of RQ lacked elaboration. For e.g., there is a need to elaborate on the types of