2024 SMSS SEC4EXP Geog PRELIM QP

ST. MARGARET’SSCHOOL(SECONDARY) PreliminaryExaminations2024 CANDIDATENAME CLASS REGISTERNUMBER HUMANITIES(GEOGRAPHY) Paper2Geography Secondary4Express CandidatesanswerontheQuestionPaper. 2260/02 20August2024 1hour45minutes AdditionalMaterials: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. Thisdocument consistsof 18printedpagesand1Insert. 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, raccoonssymbolisethestrugglebetweenurban development and wildlife adaptation. Dubbed“trash pandas,” they navigate the city effortlessly,raiding garbage bins and causing property damage.Residents' opinions vary, withsomeembracingthemas resilient city dwellers while others call forpopulationcontrol. 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 Toronto couldhaveoccurred. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024 Total / 50*Circlethequestionattempted.

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4 (b) An elderly-friendly exercise park was recently installed inaHDBestateinSingapore. Agroup of students decided to carry out a geographical investigation on the age groupsof peoplewhousetheexercisepark. The group decided to count the number of visitors at the park at different times of theday for one weekend during the June holidays. While counting the number of users atthe park, the group also estimates the ages of the park visitors. Group members wereto stand at the park for five minutes every hour from 8 am till 8 pm and count thenumber of visitorspresent. ThedatacollectedisshowninTable1.1. SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

5 Table1.1 Number of peoplewhousestheexerciseparkonaweekend Number of visitorsTime Saturday Sunday Average8.00AM 6 8 79.00AM 6 7 6.510.00AM 5 5 511.00AM 0 0 012.00PM 0 0 01.00PM 0 0 02.00PM 0 0 03.00PM 0 0 04.00PM 5 5 55.00PM 7 8 7.56.00PM 5 6 5.57.00PM 2 2 28.00PM 0 0 0 (i) Draw a suitable graph that shows the relationship between the time of dayandtheaveragenumber of visitorsat theparkonaweekend. [3] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

6 Title: Averagenumber of visitorsat theelderly-friendlyexerciseparkonaweekend SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

7 (ii) Evaluate the validity of the students’ investigation regarding the age group ofpeoplewhousetheexercisepark. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………………...………. [6] [Total: 14marks] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

8 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Fig. 2.1(Insert) showingatourismbrochureontheFaroeIslands, anarchipelagointheNorthAtlanticOcean.With referencetoFig. 2.1, account for thedifferent motivationsbehindpeople’stravel totheFaroeIslands. …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………….……………………………..… …………………………………………………………………………………...........………. [4] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

9 (b) (i) Study Fig. 2.2, which presentsabar graphdepictingthenumber of visitor arrivalsinHongKongfrom2013to2023. Number of visitor arrivalsinHongKong, 2013–2023 Fig. 2.2Describethetrendinvisitor arrivalstoHongKongfrom2013to2023usingFig. 2.2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………[2] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024

10 (ii) Fig. 2.3 shows demonstrators at the anti-police violence protest at Hong KongInternational Airport in2019. Demonstratorsat theanti-policeviolenceprotest at HongKongInternationalAirport, 2019 Fig. 2.3With reference to Fig. 2.3, explain why such an event in Hong Kong might lead tonegativeimpactsonitstourismindustry. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..… ……………………………………………………………………………………………[3] SMS(S) PreliminaryExaminations2024