BV 4NA Humanities (GEOGRAPHY) PRELIMS 2021 QP

BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 CANDIDATE NAME REGISTER NUMBER CLASS HUMANITIES 2175/02 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) 30 July 2021 Paper 2 Geography 1 hour 40 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer one question. Section B You must answer Question 3. Section C Answer one question. Candidates should support their answers with the use of relevant examples. Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The Insert contains Photograph A for Question 1. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s use Section A / 13 Section B / 12 Section C / 25 Total / 50 % / Grade / Setter: Ms Ee-laine Oh Parent’s / Guardian’s Signature: ………………….…………... This document consists of 21 printed pages and 1 blank page, including this cover page. Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so. [Turn over

2 Section A Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 from this section. 1 A group of students wanted to understand the tourist profile of tourists who visited the Annapurna region in Nepal as part of their geographical investigation on niche tourism. The Annapurna region is part of a mountain range which is a popular tourist trekking destination in Nepal. Aside from mountainous treks, it offers opportunities for i nteractions with the locals, lush forests and agriculture. One of its most popular treks is the Annapurna circuit trek. (a) Fig. 1 shows the Annapurna circuit trek map, where tourists travel from Kathmandu to attempt it. Annapurna circuit trek map Fig. 1 (i) The students wanted to use a questionnaire to find out the age groups of tourists visiting the Annapurna circuit trek and what they enjoyed about the trek. State one question relevant to their investigation on tourist profiles which the students should include in their questionnaire. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] (ii) Describe other considerations the students should make in the design of their questionnaire before carrying it out. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

3 (iii) The students decided to use random sam pling to survey 50 tourists at Nayapul, which is the end point of the trek. Describe how random sampling is conducted. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (b) Suggest one way the students could e