This document contains mark schemes and answers for a geography exam. It provides: 1) Detailed answers and remarks for multiple choice and structured questions on topics like coastal processes, tourism surveys, and landforms. 2) Criteria for evaluating open-ended questions, dividing responses into three levels based on comprehensiveness and support. 3) Sample multi-paragraph responses exploring factors like sustainable tourism, its benefits, and how governments can regulate activities to protect the environment.

1. CBSS MYE 2016
Geography Mark Schemes
2236/01
Full Geography Paper 1

2. Qn Answer Remarks
1(a)  Stay away from the area marked ‘danger’
 Weather suitability
 Presence of shelters in case of bad weather
Any 2 considerations
1(b)  Stronger longshore current leads to steeper
beach gradient
Accept any other
logical hypothesis
1(c)(i)  X-Breakwater
 Hard engineering
 Coastal protection
 Effective at East Coast Park
 Barrier against destructive waves
(ii)  Groyne is to stop beach drift
 At location with strong longshore currents
 Not effective at destructive coasts.

3. 1(d)  Title
 Graph accurately drawn
 Axis X correctly labelled
 Axis Y correctly labelled
2m for the correct
graph
1m for each axis
1m for title
1 (e)  Select location, measure same distance on
both sides
 Throw a float into the break of the wave
 Allow it to drift along until it crosses either
mark
 Record time it took to travel the distance
1(f)(i)  Title
 Pie-chart with 3 clear wedges
2m for the correct
chart
1m for the title
(ii)  Strong destructive waves
 Large sediments left, backwash removed fine
sediments

4. 2(a)  Field sketch with highlights of the area
 Clear annotations
 Title
 Sketched by
2m for sketch
1m for annotations
1m for title
1m for sketched by
(b)  Not very suitable
 Heavy rainfall between Aug to October
 Maximum of 250mm
 Evidence of monsoon season
 Beach resort requires good clear weather.
(c)(i)  Theme park attracts mostly young people.
(Any hypothesis that uses the number of visitors
and age group as comparison.)
(ii)  Random / Systematic sampling
 Survey any visitor
 Survey every pre-determined number of visitor
 Site at the entrance / exit
 Capture the entire visitor pool
 Maintain over peak and non-peak area

5. (d)  Title of graph (1m)
 Correct use of comparative bar graph
(2m)
 Correct X-axis (1m)
 Correct Y-axis (1m)
(e)(i
)
 “Have you been here before?”
 “Would you visit here again?”
 “How many times have you visited this
theme park?”
Any 2
Accept other
logical answers
(ii)  Core group are 20-30year
 Internet users (online advertisements)
 Social media (Twitter, facebook,
youtube)

6. Section
B

7. 3(a)  Surfing requires large waves
 Wave strength is affected by fetch and wind
strength
 Singapore is very closed to neighbouring
countries
 Fetch around the island is small
(b)  Sediment moves in at an angle with the swash
 Pushed by longshore current
 Backwash pulls the sediment and vertically due
to gravity
 Repeated action moves the sediment to B
(c)  Arch
 Erosional landform
 Corrosion and hydraulic action
 Dissolved minerals by seawater
 Pressure from waves trapping air breaks down
the rock.

8. (d)  Explanation of all 3 methods
 Specific uses of each method
 Specific costs / disadvantages
 Ranking effectiveness
Apply standard
rubrics of Open-
ended question.
Level 1 (0–3 marks)
 Answers are generalised or with minimal support if any given at all.
 Reasoning is rather weak and expression may be unclear.
 A basic answer with little development.
 Answers lack examples or other evidence, or are so sketchy it adds
little support to the answer.
Level 2 (4–6 marks)
 Disagreement or agreement will be supported by appropriate detail.
OR Both agreement and disagreement are considered, but support
is patchy, so that answer is not full.
 Good reasoning and logic in parts of the answer with good
expression in places.
 Some examples or other evidence will be presented to support
answers in at least one place in the answer.
Level 3 (7–8 marks)
 Answers will be comprehensive and supported by sound knowledge.
 Both agreement and disagreement are considered and well
supported.
 Reasoning is clear and logical with good expression of language.
 Examples or other evidence to support answers will be extensive.

9. 4(a)  Tourism is that is conducted without
damage to the environment.
(b)  Living through the traditional lifestyles
 Observe and not intervene
 Not to damage the area
(c)  Increase in employment
 Occupation s for locals (tour guides,
waiters, etc)
 Increase in disposable income
 Sale of souvenirs / gain in tourist
receipts

10. (d)  Government set laws and
policies
 Determine appropriate action /
no littering
 Landuse policy – nature
reserves
(e)  A place that serves mostly
tourists
 Reputed to be a place of
dishonest businessmen
 High chance of being victimised.

11. (f) Para 1
 Explain the given factor
 Link with an example
Para 2
 Provide a contrasting factor
 Explain the contrast factor
 Link with an example
Para 3
 Comparison of both factors
 Reinstate your stand.
Apply rubrics for open-
ended questions.