Riverside 2E Geography EOY 2022

1 This question paper consists of 11 printed pages including this cover page. RIVERSIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : Geography LEVEL/STREAM : Sec 2 Express DURATION : 1 hour 15 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Candidates are encouraged to support their answers with the use of relevant examples. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. NAME: NO: CLASS: END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2022

2 Riverside Secondary School 2022/GEOGRAPHY/EOY/2E Section A [4 marks] Answer all questions from this section. 1) a) Identify one main function of rural settlements. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1] b) The table below shows the population and land area of four countries. Country Population (million) Total land area (sq km) A 9.5 7 560 000 B 16 9 520 000 C 3 653 000 D 25 10 315 000 Which country is the least densely populated? …………………………………………………. [1] c) Study Fig. 1 which shows a journey taken from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi in Malaysia. Fig. 1 Is the journey shown a unimodal or intermodal connection? Why do you say so? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

3 Riverside Secondary School 2022/GEOGRAPHY/EOY/2E Section B [36 marks] Answer all questions from this section. 2) Study Fig. 2 which shows the population growth of the world’s top 15 megacities from 2011 to 2025 (projected). Legend: Fig. 2 a) i) Describe the differences between the projected population growth of megacities in South America and Asia in Fig. 2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Population (in millions) for 2011 Projected population (in millions) for 2025

4 Riverside Secondary School 2022/GEOGRAPHY/EOY/2E ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] ii) Explain two possible reasons to account for the differences described in Question 2(ai). ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………