2023 NCHS SEC3EXP Geog EOY MS

EOYmarkscheme NanChiauHighSchool (20233EEOY) 1Cluster1:GeographyinEverydayLife1(a) Withthehelpofanexample,describehowasenseofplacecanberepresented. [2] ● One’ssenseofplacecanberepresentedthroughdifferentformssuchastext,audio,graphics,stillormovingimages[1]● Anexamplewouldbetheuseof#sgmemoryforSingaporeanstosharephotographsoftheirmemorableexperiencesaroundSingapore[1] 1(b) Definethetermsustainabledevelopment. [2]● Sustainabledevelopmentreferstodevelopmentthatmeetstheneedsofthepresentpopulationbyachievinghighstandardsoflivingforall[1]● Italsoensurestheabilityofthefuturegenerationstomeettheirownneeds.[1] Fig.1showsplansbytheHousingDevelopmentBoard(HDB)toimplementgreenfeaturesinneighbourhoods. Fig.11(c) WithreferencetoFig.1,suggesthowthefeaturesshowncontributetoenvironmentallysustainableneighbourhoods. [4] ● Thepresenceofsolarpanelsenabletheflatstobepoweredbysolarenergy, hencereducingtherelianceonfossilfuelmakingitacleanersourceofenergy[1]● TheuseofsmartLEDlightsensureamoreefficientuseofenergyaslightsnotinuseintheestatewillbeautomaticallyoff/reducestheenergyconsumption[1]● Theuseofcoolcoatingforflatscanhelptolowertemperaturesby1-2degrees,reducingenergyconsumption[1] 1

EOYmarkscheme ● Theurbanwaterharvestingsystemprovidesasourceofwaterforblockwashingandhelpstoreducewaterconsumptionoverall[1]● Intensificationofgreenerymakestheareasurroundingtheflatsrelativelycooler, reducingtheneedforuseofelectricalappliancessuchasfansorair-conditionersonaregularbasis[1] Fig.2showsdataonthecausesofresidentialfiresinSingaporehouseholdsbetween2016and2018. Fig.21(d) DescribethetrendsobservedinFig.2between2016and2018. [3]● Ofthecauses,mostseeageneraldeclineovertheyearsfrom2016to2018.[BIgpicture]● However, PMDsawanincreaseofresidentialfiresfrom31in2016to74in2018[Exception]● Also,discardeditemseemstobeananomalytoowheretherewasaslightincreaseinnumbersfrom345to401in2017beforeitdecreasesto296in2018.[Exception]● Firesatrubbishchuteshaveconsistentlybeenthetopcauseofresidentialfireswherethefigureshavebeenconsistentlyover1000eachyearwiththehighestbeing1444[1][Significant]● ThoughPMDshavethelowestfigurescomparedtotheothercauses,thereseemsbeagraduallyincreasingtrendfrom31to74overfrom2016to2018[1] 2

EOYmarkscheme Agroupofstudentswantedtocarryoutaninvestigationtounderstandthefactorsthatcontributedtoresidents’senseofidentityinSengKangNewTown. TheydecidedtointerviewresidentsacrossvariousagegroupcategoriesonaSundaymorningattheentranceofSeletarMalllocatedatFernvale.Fig.3showsamapofSengKangNewTownandTable1belowshowstheresultsofoneofthesurveyquestions. Amenitiesthatcontributetoasenseofbelonging No.ofrespondentsSeletarMall 3FernvaleCommunityClub 4EateriesatJalanKayu 2SengKangRiversidePark 6Fig.3Table1 1(e) WithreferencetoTable1andFig.3,evaluatethereliabilityofthedatacollectionmethodandsuggestimprovementsthatcanbemadetotheinvestigation. [6] ● Stratifiedrandomorquotasamplingwasusedasstudentschosetointerviewresidentsfromvariousagegroups.Sinceopinionsmaydifferacrossdifferentagegroups,datacollec