BV 4NA HUM (GEOGRAPHY) PRELIMS 2021 ANS

BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 HUMANITIES 2175/02 Secondary Four Normal (Academic) 30 July 2021 Paper 2 Geography 1 hour 40 minutes MARK SCHEME Setter: Ms Ee-laine Oh This document consists of 23 printed pages including this cover page.

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 t rekking destination in Nepal. Aside from mountainous treks, it offers opportunities for interactions 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] Award 1m for any of the following points. • What is your age? • Are you a domestic or international tourist? • What activities did you enjoy during the trek? • Accept any plausible answers related to the students’ objective (ii) Describe other considerations the students should make in the design of their questionnaire before carrying it out. [2] Award 1m for any of the following points. • The questionnaire should begin with a few closed questions and end with a small number of open-ended questions. • The length of the questionnaire should not exceed ten questions. • Avoid questions which require plenty of thought, cause offence or misunderstanding. • Use simple and clear language when crafting questions. • Accept any plausible answers

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] Award 1m for each of the following points. • Random sampling can be conducted with the use of a tool like a number generator which generates random numbers to determine which tourists should be selected for the survey. • Students will then count an d approach tourists who correspond to the generated numbers to conduct the survey with them. (b) Suggest one way the students could ensure their data collection method is reliable. [1]