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 decid