2024 PLMGS SEC4EXP Geog PRELIM QP

Subject:Humanities(Geography) Date:14August2024 SubjectCode:2260/02 Duration:1hr45minName: ______________________________() Class: __________ InstructionstoCandidate:Donotopenthisbookletuntilyouaretoldtodoso.Youmustanswerallthequestions.Writeyouranswersinthisbooklet.Writeindarkblueorblackpen.Donotusehighlighter, glueorcorrectionfluid. Candidatesshouldsupporttheiranswerswiththeuseofrelevantexamples.Sketchmaps,graphsanddiagramsshouldbedrawnwhenevertheyservetoillustrateananswer. Thenumberof marksis givenin brackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor partquestion.Thetotalmarksforthispaperis50. _______________________________________________________________________Thisdocumentconsistsof15printedpagesand1blankpage. FORTEACHER’SUSEQuestion1● Geographyineverydaylife /14Question2● Tourism /18Question3● Climate /18 Total /50

2 Answerallquestions. 1 Cluster1:GeographyinEverydayLife (a) StudyFig.1.1andFig.1.2,whichshowa provisionstorein TiongBahru,Singapore,thathasbeenoperatingsince1938.Fig.1.1showsthestoreonitsclosingdaywhileFig.1.2isa newspaperreportonthestore’sclosingday. Fig.1.1 FIG1.2 After85years,enduringtheturmoilofWorldWarII andvariousothercrisessuchasCOVID-19,theold-schoolprovisionshopinTiongBahruisclosingitsdoors.OnFriday, thefamilyrunningthestoreheldasmallfarewellpartytothanktheirloyalcustomersfortheirsupportovertheyears.“AbsolutelyI willmissthisplacebecauseit isa greatpartoftheheritagein TiongBahru.Theestateis goingto be missinga veryimportantplace,alocationthatholdsthecommunitytogether,”aregularcustomersaid.Theownerof theshopsaidtearfully, “I'vespentmylifetimehereandmadea lotoffriendsthatbecamemyfamily, butallgoodthingsmustcometoanend.” WithreferencetoFig.1.1and1.2,explainhowpeoplecandevsenseofplace. ………………………………………………………………………………. 2260/02/EGG/4E/PRELIM/2024

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4 ……………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………. (c) StudyFig.1.3,whichshowsfirefightingeffortduringan intenseoilstoragetankfirethathappenedonPulauBusing,Singapore,in2018. Fig.1.3 UsingFig.1.3andyourownknowledge,suggestrelevantdisasterriskmanagementstrategiesthatSingaporehastakento safeguardthesustainabilityofurbanneighbourhoods. [4] ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2260/02/EGG/4E/PRELIM/2024

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