Whitley 2E Geography EOY 2022

Name: _________________________________________ ( ) Class: ___________ WHITLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL A Caring and Learning Community Discipline * Integrity * Respect * Responsibility END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2022 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Do not turn the page unless you are told to do so. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all the questions. Candidates are encouraged to support their answers with the use of relevant examples. Diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together with Insert. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. ____________________________________________________________________________ SUBJECT : GEOGRAPHY LEVEL : SECONDARY TWO (G3) DATE : 7 October 2022 DURATION : 1 hour 30 minutes TOTAL MARK : 50 marks SETTER VETTER : Miss Tifany Tay and Miss Low Hooi Yee : Mr Edward Nathan

2 This paper consists of 16 pages inclusive of this page. Section A: Short Answer Questions 1. (a) Study Fig. 1, which shows the location of Gemopolis (circled in Fig 1), an industrial estate on the edge of Bangkok, Thailand. Fig. 1 (i) With reference to Fig. 1, state three transport features that make this location accessible. 1 ______________________________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________________________ 3 ______________________________________________________________ [3] (ii) A worker at Gemopolis lives at X on Fig. 1. Using evidence from Fig. 1 only, suggest two advantages and one disadvantage of living at X. Advantages: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Disadvantage: ____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [3]

3 (b) Study Fig. 2, which shows information about Berlin, a city in Germany (a Developed Country in Europe). Fig. 2 (i) Put the following districts of Berlin in rank order according to the percentage of the population who use bicycles as a form of transport. Charlottenburg Hellersdorf Kreuzberg 1st __________________________________________ 2nd __________________________________________ 3rd __________________________________________ [1]

4 (ii) On Fig. 2, shade the following areas using the key provided: ● Marzahn: less than 6% of the population use bicycles; ● Tempelhof: 6 –10% of the population use bicycles. [2] (iii) Give two advantages of using bicycles in urban areas. 1 ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [2] 2. (a) Study Fig. 3, which shows information about the population and area of four countries. Fig. 3 (i) Tick the statement in the table below which best defines population density. Statement Tick (√) Many people live in a square kilometre of land. The total population who lives in the country. The average number of people who live in a unit of area A country which has high population growth. [1]

5 (ii) Calculate the population density of Chile. You should show your calculations below and round up your answer to the nearest whole number. ____________________ per square kilometre [2] (b) Fig. 4 shows the change of the rural population in the world between 1960 and 2015. Fig. 4 (i) Using Fig. 4, state the percentage of global rural population in 1990.

6 _______________ % [1] (ii) Briefly describe the changes in global rural population shown in Fig. 4. Refer to statistics in your answer. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [2] (c) Table 5 shows the characteristics of people moving from a village to a local town. Table 5 (i) Which type of graph would be suitable to show the age data shown in Table 5. ________________________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Using Table 5, state two main characteristics of the migrants moving from the village to the town. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [2] [Total marks 20 marks]

7 Section B: Structured Question 3. (a) Study Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, which show the planned land supply (in hectares) allocated to different land uses in Singapore by the Ministry of National Development in 2010 and 2030 respectively. Fig. 6 Fig. 7

8 (i) Using Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, compare the land use allocation in Singapore in 2010 and 2030. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Suggest how the changes in land use allocation may affect the price of housing. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ [2] (b) Compare the characteristics of formal and informal housing. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ [4]

9 (c) Study Fig. 8, which shows the median monthly homeowner costs in the USA. *Median monthly homeowner costs – the average monthly costs spend on housing Fig. 8 Which state would see most informal housing? Explain your answer using evidence from Fig. 8.