Geography Practice Paper for EOY 🤗

Section B 2. A group of students wanted to study the pH value of the water in the Singapore River. They decided to carry out transect sampling and selected four spots along the river to collect the water sample. Data was collected at 10am and 8pm. a) Describe how transect sampling can be done and explain why it was chosen as the sampling method. …………………………………………………………………….……………….……………… …………………………………………………………………….……………….……………… …………………………………………………………………….……………….………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………….……...…. [2] b) Suggest two safety precautions students should consider when conducting their data collection. …………………………………………………………………….……………….……………… …………………………………………………………………….……………….……………… …………………………………………………………………….……………….………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………….……...…. [2]

c) The results of the data collected by the students are shown in Table 1. Table 1 pH value of the water in the Singapore River Time of Data Collection pH value at 10am pH value at 8pm Site 1 7 8 Site 2 5 7 Site 3 5 6 Draw a graph that best represents the data collected in Table 1. [3]

Section C 3. Study Fig. 2, which shows the causes of tropical deforestation. Causes of tropical deforestation Fig. 2 a) Describe the key patterns of the causes of tropical deforestation as shown in Fig. 2. ………………………………………………………………………….………………………. …………………………….……………………………………………………………...…...... ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... …………………………….……………………………………………………………...…...... ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... …………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…. [3]

b) Explain how deforestation can cause enhanced greenhouse effect. ………………………………………………………………………….………………………. …………………………….……………………………………………………………...…...... …………………………….……………………………………………………………...…...... ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... …………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…. [3] c) Outline two problems with using reforestation to rehabilitate deforested areas. …………………………………………………………………………….………………………. ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... ………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…...... …………………………………………..…………………………………………………...…. [2]

4. Study Fig. 3, which shows a news excerpt on the water crisis in Cape Town. Water Crisis in Cape Town Cape Town’s water crisis got so bad in 2018 that there were competitions to see who could wash their shirts the least. Restaurants and businesses were encouraging people not to flush after going to the toilet. At the most extreme, re