2024 CGSS SEC4EXP Geog PRELIM QP

CEDARGIRLS’SECONDARYSCHOOLPreliminaryExamination2024SecondaryFour CANDIDATENAME CLASS INDEXNUMBER HUMANITIES 2260/02 Paper2Geography 20August2024 1hour45minutesCandidatesanswerontheQuestionPaper AdditionalMaterials:Insert READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Writeyourname,classandindexnumberonalltheworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueorblackpen.YoumayuseanHBpencilforanydiagramsorgraphs.Donotusestaples,paperclipsorcorrectionfluid. Answerthreequestionsintotal:SectionAAnswerQuestion1andQuestion2.SectionBAnswereitherQuestion3orQuestion4. TheInsertcontainsadditionalresourcesreferredtointhequestions. Thenumberofmarksisgiveninbrackets[ ] attheendofeachquestionorpartquestion. Question Marks 1 14 2 18 3/ 4 18 Total 50 [Turnover

2 Thisdocumentconsistsof20printedpagesand1Insert. CedarGirls’SecondarySchool 2236/01/EYE2021 [Turnover

3 SectionA Answer Question1andQuestion2. 1 Cluster 1: GeographyinEverydayLife (a) StudyFig. 1.1(Insert) whichshowsanactivityfor senior citizens. ExplainhowtheactivityinFig. 1.1helpsenhancethesenior citizens’ senseof place. ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[3] (b) StudyFig.1.2(Insert), whichshowsnatureinanurbanenvironment. UsingFig. 1.2, explainhowregulatingecosystemservicesareprovidedbynature. ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….………………………………..…[3] [Turnover

4 (c) StudyFig. 1.3, whichshowsoneof thesixpillarsof Total Defence. Civil Defence Avigilant andpreparedsociety, withacrisis-readymindset. Fig. 1.3 With reference to Fig. 1.3, suggest how the role of Civil Defence strengthens acommunity’sresiliencetoresist, adapt, andrecover fromadisaster. …………………………………..…………………………….…………………………………. …………………………………..…………………………….…………………………………. …………………………………..…………………………….…………………………………. ………………………………………….…………………….………………………………. [2] [Turnover

5 (d) Agroup of students were investigating the popularity of SingaporeBotanical Gardens(SBG) among the locals, especially senior citizens. Their hypothesis was “TheSingapore Botanical Gardens is popular with senior citizens, mainly for its orchiddisplay.” They counted the number of visitors at all the 3 gateways of the Singapore BotanicalGardens from9.00 amto 10.00 amone weekday morning. TheresultsarecollatedinTable1.1. Table1.1 Number of visitors Venue Youngpeople Adults SeniorCitizens Gate1(Tanglin) 5 29 34 Gate2(Nassim) 17 61 40 Gate3(Bukit Timah) 2 42 39 The students also interviewed 30 senior citizens (10 at each gate) to find out if theyvisited the Singapore Botanical Gardens that day for the orchid displays at theNational OrchidGarden. TheresultsarecollatedinTable1.2. Table1.2 Mainreasontovisit that day Mainreasonfor visit that day No. o