2024 RI Prelims P1 QP

This paper consists of 4 printed pages including the cover page Page 1 Raffles Institution 2024 Year 6 Preliminary Examination Level: Year 6 H2 GEOGRAPHY Time: 3 hours 9173 Paper 1 Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution Raffles Institution READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Answer both questions in Section A. Answer two questions in Section B, one from each cluster. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. Write your Index number and name on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. use staples, paper clips or correction fluid. The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Answer every question on a fresh sheet of writing paper.

This paper consists of 4 printed pages including the cover page Page 2 SECTION A Answer both questions. Cluster 1: Development, Economy and Environment 1 Resource 1 shows the construction of dams in the Mekong Basin. Resource 2 shows the percentage of forested areas in countries in ASEAN. (a) Using Resource 1, compare the patterns of dam construction between Laos and Cambodia. [4] (b) Suggest why China has constructed the most dams on the Upper Mekong River as depicted in Resource 1. [6] (c) Explain how hydroel