2023 VJC J1 Promos Insert

This document has 8 printed pages. VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE 2023 JC1 Promotional Examinations H2 GEOGRAPHY 9173 INSERT ____________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and index number on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams 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 map should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate and answer. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation of your answers. 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. ___________________________________________________________________________

2 Resource 1 For Question 1 Agriculture’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in 2015

3 Resource 2 for Question 1 Distribution of climate change sensitivities* in India *Sensitivity is the degree to which a region gets affected by climate -related stimuli, such as climate variability and the frequency and magnitude of extremes events like cyclone and drought. It is determined by demographic and environmental conditions of the region.

3 Resource 3 for Question 1 Some extreme weather events in India caused by climate change

5 Resource 4 for Question 2 China’s projected energy source in 2025 and 2060 52 18 10 4 3 2 3 8 China's projected energy source in 2025 (%) Coal Oil Natural Gas Wind Nuclear Biomass Solar Hydro 3 8 3 24 19 5 23 15 China's projected energy source in 2060 (%) Coal Oil Natural Gas Wind Nuclear Biomass Solar Hydro

6 Resource 5 for Question 2 Life cycle of coal from extraction to electricity

7 Resource 6 for Question 2 Location of hydropower dams along Mekong River *PNPCA - Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement; PNPCA are primarily based on Article 5 of the 1995 Mekong Agreement in which the Member Countries agree “to utilize the waters of the Mekong River system in a reasonable and equitable manner.”

8 Resource 7 for Question 2 An article on the impacts of hydropower dams in Mekong River Hydropower dams have had a dramatic effect on the Mekong river over the last two decades. Exacerbated by climate change and a lack of cross -border communication, the cumulative effects of mainstream dams present a dan