2023 PHS Sec 3EXP Geog EOY QP

PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL2023 END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATIONSECONDARY THREE EXPRESSHUMANITIES (GEOGRAPHY) (2260/2)Name: ______________________ ( ) Class: Sec 3 _______Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes Date: 6 October 2023Additional material: InsertREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST:Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided.You may use a pencil for any diagrams and graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer Question 1 and Question 2. 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 additional resources referred to in the questions.The number of marks is given in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.For Examiner’s UseQuestion 1 20Question 2 30Total 50Setter: Ms Michelle Tang Vetter: Mdm FilzahThis document consists of 14 printed pages and 1 Insert.

2 Answer Question 11Geography in Everyday Life(a)Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows a poster of some animals that commonly cross the Eco-Link@BKE, an ecological bridge that spans the Bukit Timah Expressway. The bridge connects Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.With reference to Fig. 1.1, explain how this bridge will mutually benefit people and wildlife.[4]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(b)Study Fig. 1.2 (Insert), showing a dragon playground in Toa Payoh, Singapore.With reference to Fig. 1.2, describe how residents acquire a sense of place in this neighbourhood.[2]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 (c)Study Fig. 1.3, which shows an extract about a social enterprise, Edible Garden City, in Singapore. Edible Garden CityEdible Garden City is a social enterprise that champions the Grow-Our-Own-Food movement to improve food sustainability and resilience in Singapore. Hone your green fingers, support your local farmers, or work or volunteer with us! We love learning and sharing our expertise with fellow passionate individuals.Our farm in Queenstown is the perfect playground for outdoor exploration and learning, for everyone from young to adults and elderly! Fig. 1.3With reference to Fig. 1.3, describe how Edible Garden City is a form of environmental stewardship.[3]______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(d)Study Fig. 1.4 (Insert), which shows a poster of an Emergency

4 Preparedness Day in Macpherson organized by the People’s Association in Singapore.With reference to Fig. 1.4, explain how community resilience is developed through an Emergency Preparedness Day. [3]______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(e)A group of Singapore students was investigating the popularity of neighbourhood parks in Singapore. As part of their investigation, they decided to find out how frequently visitors visit Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.They decided to interview 20 visitors using a questionnaire survey on a Sunday evening. Study Fig. 1.5 (Insert), which shows the site where the students collected their data. (i)Suggest a suitable closed-ended question for their questionnaire survey.[1]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (ii)Identify the type of data collected in (e)(i).[1]__________________________________________________________________________________________________________(iii)The students used a dice to select the respondents for the questionnaire survey. Identify this sampling method.[1]__________________________________________________________________________________________________________(ivState an advantage of the sampling method identified in (e)(iii).[1]

5 )__________________________________________________________________________________________________________(v)With reference to Fig. 1.5, describe the potential risks in this fieldwork. [2]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(vi)Suggest measures that can be implemented to mitigate the risks mentioned in (e)(v). [2]____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[Total: 20]

6 Answer Question 22ClimateStudy Fig. 2.1, which shows a climograph for Kolkata, India. Fig. 2.1(a)(i)Using Fig. 2.1, describe the climate of Kolkata, India.[4]______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7 (ii)Explain Kolkata’s rainfall pattern from June to September. [4]__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(b)Annotate Fig. 2.2 to explain how relief rain is formed.[5] Fig. 2.2

8 (c)Study Fig. 2.3 (Insert), which shows the changes in the average global temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration from 1880 to 2014.(i)Using Fig. 2.3, describe the general changes in the average global temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration from 1880 to 2014. [4]______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(ii)Suggest one anthropogenic factor that has led to the general change in carbon dioxide concentration.[1]__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9 (d)Study Fig. 2.4, which shows how wind directions in a coastal area change between day and night.SeaSea AB Fig. 2.4(i)Identify the types of winds in A and B. [1]A: ____________________________B: ____________________________(ii)Outline the reasons for the changes in wind direction between day and night as shown in Fig. 2.4.[2]_______________________________________________________________________________________