Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (9–1) - Geography 0976/42 - Paper 4 Alternative to Coursework May/June 2018 - Modified Language

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Geography 0976/42 Paper 4 Alternative to Coursework (May/June 2018) for Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (9–1) outlines candidate instructions, required materials, and exam procedures for a questionnaire and fieldwork-based investigation. The task context compares two shopping centres in Bangkok: Central Ladprao Plaza and La Villa, about 5 km apart. Students complete figures and tables, draw a divided bar graph, and evaluate hypotheses about shop/service order differences and the importance of shopping reasons.

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Question 1

Hypothesis 1: Shop and service order differences

(a) Complete Fig. 1.1

(b) Fieldwork results and Fig. 1.3 graph

(i) Questionnaire advice

Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (9–1) GEOGRAPHY 0976/42 Paper 4 Alternative to Coursework May/June 2018 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Ruler Calculator Protractor MODIFIED LANGUAGE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided. 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. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question number(s) must be clearly shown. Answer all questions. The Insert contains Tables 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 and Fig. 1.4 for Question 1, and Table 2.2 for Question 2. The Insert is not required by the Examiner. Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. 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 17 printed pages, 3 blank pages and 1 Insert. DC (KS) 168453 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over 2 1 Students in Bangkok, Thailand investigated differences between two shopping centres in the north of the city. Central Ladprao Plaza is a larger shopping centre than La Villa and they are about 5 km apart. One group of students wanted to find out if there were differences between the shops and services in the two centres, and the different reasons people went to them. They decided to test the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: There are differences between the numbers of high-, middle-and low-order shops and services in Central Ladprao Plaza and in La Villa. Hypothesis 2: The main reasons for people going to shop in Central Ladprao Plaza and La Villa vary in importance. (a) Before they began their fieldwork the class of students made a summary table of the differences between high- , middle-and low-order goods and services. This is shown in Fig. 1.1 below. Complete Fig. 1.1 to show the differences between high-and low-order goods and services. [3] Goods and services | Order | How often they are bought | Average price of goods | Distance people are willing to travel | Examples of goods and services | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | High | ...................................
................................... | ...................................
................................... | ...................................
................................... | jewellery‘designer’ fashions | | Middle | moderate
frequency | moderate
price | medium
distance | clothes
shoes | | Low | ...................................
................................... | ...................................
................................... | ...................................
................................... | food
hairdressers | Fig. 1.1 (b) To investigate Hypothesis 1 the students did fieldwork in the two shopping centres. One student’s fieldwork notes describe their method in Fig. 1.2 below. Extract from a student’s fieldwork notes Method My group got a map which showed the different shops in Central Ladprao Plaza. We walked round the shopping centre and checked that the shops were still the same as on the map. We then used a tally chart and classified the shops as high- , middle-or low-order. We then went to La Villa and walked round the shopping centre classifying the shops on a tally chart in the same way. Fig. 1.2 © UCLES 2018 0976/42/M/J/18 3 (i) The results of this fieldwork are shown in Table 1.1 (Insert) . Use these results to draw the divided bar graph for La Villa in Fig. 1.3 below. [3] Number of shops selling goods an

FAQs

What are the key hypotheses students investigate in Question 1?

Hypothesis 1 tests whether there are differences between the numbers of high-, middle- and low-order shops and services in Central Ladprao Plaza and La Villa. Hypothesis 2 tests whether the main reasons for shopping in the two centres vary in importance.

What must students do for part (a) of Question 1?

Students must complete Fig. 1.1 by filling in the differences between high- and low-order goods and services, including how often they are bought, average price, distance people are willing to travel, and examples.

What graph do students need to draw using the fieldwork results?

Students must draw a divided bar graph for La Villa in Fig. 1.3 using the results from Table 1.1 (insert).

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