2024 SMSS SEC4EXP Geog PRELIM MS

ST. MARGARET’SSCHOOL(SECONDARY)PreliminaryExaminations2024 CANDIDATENAME SUGGESTEDMARKINGGUIDE CLASS REGISTERNUMBER HUMANITIES(GEOGRAPHY) Paper 2Geography Secondary4Express Candidatesanswer ontheQuestionPaper. 2260/02 20August 2024 1hour 45minutes Additional Materials: Insert READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Writeyour name, registrationnumber andclassonall theworkyouhandin.Writeindarkblueor blackpen.YoumayuseanHBpencil for anydiagramsor graphs.Donot usestaples, paper clips, glueor correctionfluid. Answer threequestionsintotal:SectionAAnswer Question1andQuestion2.SectionBAnswer either Question3or Question4. TheInsert containsadditional resourcesreferredtointhequestions. Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor part question. Thisdocumentconsistsof 17printedpages, 1blankpageand1Insert. For Examiner’sUseQuestion Marks1 / 142 / 183 / 4 * / 18

2 SectionAAnswer Question1andQuestion2. 1 Cluster 1: GeographyinEverydayLife (a) Fig. 1.1 shows an excerpt from a news article on raccoons found in urbanneighbourhoodsof Toronto, Canada. Excerpt fromanewsarticleonraccoonsfoundinurbanneighbourhoodsofToronto, CanadaIn Toronto, raccoons symbolise the strugglebetween urban development andwildlifeadaptation.Dubbed "trash pandas," they navigate the cityeffortlessly, raiding garbage bins and causingproperty damage. Residents' opinions vary, withsome embracingthemasresilient citydwellerswhileotherscall for populationcontrol. Efforts to outsmart them, like raccoon-proof bins,often fail. The raccoon dilemma highlights thecomplexities of urban expansion and human-wildlifeinteractions. Toronto faces a choice: continue thebattle against raccoons or find a way to coexistpeacefully. It is a lesson in the evolving relationshipbetweencitiesandnature. Fig. 1.1(i) With reference to Fig. 1.1, explain howraccoon encounters in Torontocouldhaveoccurred. [2]Award 1 mark for each explanation on how raccoon encounters in Torontocouldhaveoccurred, toamaximumof 2marks.Award a maximum of 1 additional mark for further development of eachexplanation, whereapplicable. Possibleresponsesinclude:● The raccoon encounters could have occurred due to urban expansion.As population in cities have grown, urban areas expand and encroachintothenatural environment. [1mark] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024 Total / 50*Circlethequestionattempted.

3 ● This expansion causes urban areas and the home territory of raccoonstooverlapor leadstothenatural habitat of raccoonsshrinking. [1mark]● The food source of the raccoons could also be removedor reduceddueto urban expansion, and this would force the animals to venture intourban areas in search of food [1 mark], leading to raccoons raidinggarbagebinsfor foodinToronto, asseeninFig. 1.1. [1additional mark] AO2 (ii) Explain the negativeeffectsof raccoonencountersonthecitydwellersinToronto. [3]Award 1 mark for each explanation on negative impacts of raccoonencountersoncitydwellersinToronto, toamaximumof 3marks.Award a maximum of 1 additional mark