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1 SINGAPORECHINESEGIRLS’SCHOOL PRELIMINARYEXAMINATION2024SECONDARYFOURO-LEVELPROGRAMME HUMANITIESPaper2Geography 2260/02 Tuesday 20August2024 1hour45minutes ______________________________________________________________ ANSWERSCHEME [Turnover

2 SectionA AnswerQuestion1andQuestion2 1 Cluster 1: GeographyinEverydayLife (a) ‘Forestscanhelptocool areasbygeneratingrainfall’. Identifythetypeofecosystemservicereferredtobythestatementabove. [1] ● Regulatingecosystemservices[1] AO1 (b) Study Fig. 1.1, which shows the number of fire incidents in residential buildings inSingaporeandtheircausesin2022. Causesoffireinresidential buildings(2022) Fig. 1.1Source: DatafromSingaporeCivil DefenceForceAnnual Report 2022 (i) DescribethecontributionsofcausesofhouseholdfiresinSingaporein2022. [3]● Unattendedcookingcontributedthelargestproportion[1mark].● 37%or346outof934incidents[1additional mark]● Droppedlight(cigarettes)contributedtheleast[1mark].● 13%or121outof934incidents[1additional mark] AO2, accept other plausibleanswersbut cannot simplyquotenumbersforadditional 1mark [Turnover

3 (ii) Explainhowcommunityresiliencecanbebuilttomanagefirehazards. [4]Award1mforeachmeasuretomanagefirehazards,uptoamaximumof4m.Awardamaximumof1additional markforfurtherdevelopmentofeachmeasure,whereapplicable. ● Improveresidents’ emergencypreparednesstorespondtofirehazards● TheSCDFconductsaCommunityEmergencyPreparednessProgrammewhichfocusesonkeylifesavingskillsandimportantemergencyprocedures ● Strengthentherelationshipsamongstresidentssothattheycandependononeanotherduringanemergency● ThePeople’sAssociationorganizesawiderangeofcommunityactivitiesaimedatfosteringpositiverelationshipsamongstresidentslivinginaneighbourhood ● Residentsintheneighbourhoodcanbeinvolvedinaninclusiveplanningprocessthatinvolvescommunityleaders,civil societyorganisationsandthegovernment● Whenresidentsparticipateactivelyinprojectstominimisepotentialhazards,theycanbetterunderstandtherisks ● InSingapore,theCommunityFirstResponders(CFR)volunteerssupportthegovernmentinsearchandrescueoperationsandeducatethepubliconsimplefirstaidandbasicfirefighting.● CFRsarealertedtominorrubbishchutesandbinfireswithintheirimmediatevicinityandhelpputoutthefires ● Thetotal defenceframeworkemphasizesthateveryonehasaparttoplaytobuildastrong,secureandcohesivenation. XGovernmentstosupplyeveryhouseholdwithafireblanketorjacket AO1, 1mper point. Thisquestionisnot just about disaster riskmanagement ingeneral, but focusisonbuildingcommunityresilience. [Turnover

4 (c) A group of students inSingaporewantedtofindout if livingnear natureareas will helptoimproveresident’s mental wellbeing. They administeredaquestionnaireto50respondentsliving within 1 kilometre fromnature areas and another 50 respondents whodidnot. Thequestionnaireassessesrespondents’ depression,anxietyandstresslevels. Study Table 1.1, which shows the number of respondents and the extent of their mentalwellbeing. Table1.1Numberofrespondentsineachcategory Extent of mentalwellbeing Depres