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1 Name: _________________________( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARYEXAMINATIONGENERALCERTIFICATEOFEDUCATIONORDINARYLEVEL HUMANITIES(GEOGRAPHY) 2260/02 Paper 2 15August 20241hour 45minutes_______________________________________________________________________________ READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Writeyour name, register number, andclassonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueor blackpen.Youmayuseasoft pencil for anydiagramsor graphs.Donot usehighlighters, glue, correctionfluidor correctiontape. SectionAAnswer Question1andQuestion2. SectionBAnswer either Question3or Question4. Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor part question.Thetotal number of marksfor thispaper is50. _______________________________________________________________________________Thisdocument consistsof 17printedpages, and1blankpageand1insert. [Turnover

2 SectionA Answer all questionsfromthissection. Cluster 1: GeographyinEverydayLife 1 (a) StudyFig. 1.1(insert) whichisaposter for CommunityResilienceDay2022. WithreferencetoFig. 1.1,explainhowcommunityresiliencecanbedevelopedamongresidents. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2] [Turnover

3 (b) Study Fig. 1.2 (insert) which shows a map Gardens by the Bay and Fig. 1.3 below,which is an extract from the Urban Asia Blog entitled, ‘Is Singapore TrulySustainable?Greenwashinginthe‘CityinaGarden’. IsSingaporeTrulySustainable Fig. 1.3 WithreferencetoFig. 1.2and1.3, evaluatethesustainabilityof GardensbytheBay. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………….[6] [Turnover

4 (c) Bidadari Park nestled within the new Bidadari Estate is the size of 10 hectares (ha) insize. As part of the estate’s green initiatives, the park will be a connect the residentialblockswithtrailsthat weaveandconnect seamlesslythroughout theestate. Agroupof studentsfromSNGSwantedtoinvestigatetherolethat Bidadari Parkplaysfortheresidentslivingintheareatoacquireasenseof placeinthenewneighbourhood. (i) Oneof thequestionsintheir surveywas:‘Howmanytimesamonthdoyouvisit theparkandabout howlongdoyoustaypervisit?’ Theyplottedtheresultsof thequestionfor thefirst dayinthescatter plot showninFig. 1.4below. Fig. 1.4 Drawabest fit lineonFig. 1.4anddescribetherelationshipbetweenfrequencyofvisit andlengthof stay. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………[3] [Turnover

5 (ii) The students also conducted a visitor count of the park at location ‘X’ along theHeritage walk shown in Fig. 1.5 (insert). They counted the people walking intothepark for 10 mins for each hour they were there. The result of the visitor count isshowninFig. 1.6. Visitorscount tothepark Fig. 1.6 With reference to Figs. 1.5 and 1.6, how valid are the students’ findings on thenumber of visitorstothepark. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………..………[3] [14marks] [Turnover

6 Cluster 2: Tourism 2 (a) StudyFig. 2.1(insert) whichshowsaflow-linemapof global tourism. UsingFig. 2.1, describetheflowof touriststoandfromUSA. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] (b) Explainhowtourismcanpositivelyimpact theeconomy. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………..……………...…[3] [Turnover

7 (c) Explaintheroleof governmentsininfluencingsustainabledevelopment intourism. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………. [4] (d) Study Figs. 2.2 and 2.3 (insert), which shows the benefits and reasons that limits theeffectivenessof ecotourism. “Thebest waytomanagetourismsustainabilityistoengageinecotourism.” WithreferencetoFigs. 2.2and2.3, towhat extent doyouconsider thisstatement tobetrue. Explainyour answer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….............. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ..........................................................................................................................................… …………………………………………………………………………………………….................. ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ..............................…………..……………………………………………………………………… …………………………............................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ [Turnover

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