2023 HCI J1 Promos QP

HWA CHONG INSTITUTION JC1 Promotional Examination Higher 2 CANDIDATE NAME CT GROUP CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER GEOGRAPHY Additional Materials: Insert 9173/01 26 September 2023 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and CT class clearly on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a n HB pencil for any diagr ams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part q uestion. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. You are to start your answer to each question (Q1, 2, 3 and 4) on a fresh sheet of paper. Tie and submit your answers in 3 sets: Set 1: Questions 1 and 2 Set 2: Question 3 Set 3: Question 4 This document consists of 3 printed pages. [Turn over

2 © Hwa Chong Institution 9173 / 01 / C1 Promo Exams 2023 Section A Answer both questions. Cluster 2 Tropical Environments 1 Resource 1 shows the Inter -Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and wind direction over the African continent in June to September, and January to March. The locations of Ouagadougou (12.4°N), capital city of Burkina Faso, and In Salah (27.2 °N), an o asis town in central Algeria, are also shown in Resource 1. Resource 2A is a cross -section schematic diagram of the drainage basin system in Ouagadougou while Resource 2B shows that of In Salah. Resource 3A shows a mass movement that had occurred in Ouagadougou, and Resource 3B shows a mass movement that had occurred in In Salah. (a) Describe the changes in winds over Ouagado ugou and In Salah from June to January shown in Resource 1. [4] (b) With reference to Resource 1, suggest reasons for the differences in rainfall characteristics between Ouagadougou and In Salah. [8] (c) Describe the differences between the two drainage basin systems of Ouagadougou and In Salah shown in Resources 2A and 2B respectively. [4] (d) From Resources 1, 2A and 2B, suggest why overland flows may be more common in Ouagadougou than in In Salah. [5] (e) Compare the key characteristics of the two mass mov