2024 TKGS SEC4EXP Geog PRELIM MS

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 MARK SCHEME Setter: Ms Kamaliah Marker: Mr Kaleb Lim This document consists of 14 printed pages.

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 for residential use 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. Award 1 mark for each explanation on how nature may potentially bring about problems to people in such a residential development, to a maximum of 2 marks. Award a maximum of 1 additional mark for further development of each explanation, where applicable. Possible responses include: • Human-wildlife encounters in Singapore are expected to increase due to reasons such as residential development in Queenstown [1 mark]. Such encounters are common due to urban expansion as population grows and demand for housing increases [1 additional mark]. • Due to the increase in wildlife sightings, local communities may not know how to react when they come across wildlife and may unintentionally provoke them, which may trigger the animals to attack and cause harm to people [1 mark]. • Another disadvantage is that preservation of the Dover Forest may be perceived to be limiting such residential development [1 m