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TANJONG KATONG GIRLS’ SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES 2260/02 Paper 2 Geography 7 August 2024 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use HB Pencil for any diagram or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer three questions in total. Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. Section B Answer Question 3. The Insert contains additional resources referred to in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total marks for this paper is 50. Setter: Ms Kamaliah Marker: Mr Kaleb Lim This document consists of 15 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert.

2 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1, which shows an excerpt of a news article on the development of Dover Forest in Singapore as a residential and for biodiversity preservation. Dover Forest to be used for both housing and nature; first housing project to be launched in 2022. By Audrey Tan and Ng Keng Gene | Updated by Aug 02, 2021 SINGAPORE - The plan for Dover Forest has been revised, with public housing expected to be launched in the eastern half next year while the western half is set aside for now to preserve its biodiversity. The young secondary forest plot in western Singapore is zoned for residential use, but the plans were tweaked after scientific studies and nature enthusiasts flagged its conservation value. To balance the country's needs for both housing and nature, only the eastern half of the 33ha site - almost eight times the size of the Padang - will be developed in the nearer term. The development of the area, which is located in the mature estate of Queenstown, will be done sensitively and also feature 5ha of greenery - including a park with a natural stream. The western half of the site will be set aside for now and relooked at in about a decade, HDB added. But parts of this segment, which is richer in biodiversity than the eastern half, will be carved out and safeguarded as a nature park. Fig. 1.1 With reference to Fig. 1.1, explain how nature may potentially bring about problems to people in such a residential development. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….[2]

3 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 (b) Study Fig. 1.2 (Insert), which shows t he Heritage and Identity Structure Plan by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in Singapore. It reflects the authority’s efforts to identify, retain and enhance the many heritage and identity sites, heritage corridors and buildings. (i) Using Fig. 1.2, describe the spatial distribution of the areas under study to be conserved. ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………[3] (ii) State one possible reason for the spatial distribution of the areas of study. ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………...[1] (c) Explain how community programmes develop community resilience in building sustainable urban neighbourhoods. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….[2]

4 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 (d) A group of Singapore students were investigating the popularity of local eco -trails as a nature-based activity for tourists. They carried out their investigation at Changi Walking Trail. As part of their investigation, they carried out a survey to gather general information of the tourist profile such as tourists’ regions of origin, average number of hours of stay and reasons why tourists are attracted to such eco- trails. The results of the survey are shown in Tables 1.1 and 1.2. Table 1.1 Number of tourists Region of origin Average number of hours of stay 45 South Asia 1.2 82 Western Europe 3.2 103 East Asia 2.1 50 United States of America and Canda 3.4 26 Eastern Europe 2.9 64 Australia and New Zealand 3.5 General information of tourist profile Table 1.2 Reasons for visit *Tourists were allowed to select more than one reason for visit in the survey. Reasons for visit* Number of tourists Nature and Wildlife Viewing 290 Education and Learning 228 Relaxation and Stress Relief 145

5 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 With reference to Tables 1.1 and 1.2, evaluate the validity of the students’ findings regarding the popularity of local eco-trails among tourists. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….[6] [Total: 14]

6 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Explain why some tourist regions are more vulnerable to negative economic impacts. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] (b) Study Table 2.1, which shows tourist arrivals to Singapore by different modes of transportation from 2016 to 2020. Table 2.1 International tourist arrivals to Singapore, 2016-2020 Years By air (in millions) By land and sea (in millions) 2016 12.7 3.8 2017 13.5 3.9 2018 14.3 4.2 2019 14.9 4.2 2020 2.1 0.6

7 Tanjong Katong Girls’ School Sec 4 Preliminary Examination 2024 (i) Using Table 2.1, complete the graph in Fig. 2.1 for tourist arrivals to Singapore by different modes of transportation from 2016 to 2020. [1] International tourist arri