Montfort GEL Cluster QP and MS 2

Landingpage View>ShowOutlinetonavigate Schoolsused: 1.AdmiraltySec 2.AhmadIbrahimSec 3.AngMoKioSec 4.AnglicanHighschool 5.ACSBarker 6.AssumptionEnglishschool 7.BartleySec 8.BeattySec 9.BedokGreen 10.BedokSouth 11.BedokView 12.BendeemerSec 13.BoonLaySec(Locked) 14.BowenSec 15.BroadrickSec 16.BukitBatokSec 17.BukitPanjangGovtHigh 18.CanberraSec BowenSec3EElectivehasLDQonGEL(9m) “Toachieveenvironmentalsustainability,designingenergy-efficientbuildingsandlandscapesis moreeffectivethanhavingfacilitiesthatsupportrecycling.”

Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?Explainyouranswer.

GELTopic1.1Topic1.1Whatistherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnatureintheirneighbourhoods? 1.AhmadIbrahimSecSch2023EOY StudyFig.1.2,whichshowselephantscrossingarailwayinaforestedarea. Fig.1.2 WithreferencetoFig.1.2,describehowlocalcommunitiesandnearbynatureareascan negativelyaffecteachother.[3] Award1markforeachdescriptionofnegativeaffect,toamaxof3marks. Awardinjuryordeathsfromelephant-traincollisiononceonly Award1additionalmarkforfurtherdevelopmentofeachdescription,whereapplicable. Possibleresponses: Thelocalcommunityaffectingnatureareasnegatively ●Passingtrainsmaynotstopintimeandkillorinjuretheelephants.[1mark] ●Buildingarailwaytrackacrosstheforestedareafragments/shrinks/destroystheir habitat,forcingelephantstoventureoutforfoodorshelter[1additionalmark] ●Localsmayfeedthewildlifethatventuredintotheircommunities.Suchirresponsible actionsnegativelychangewildlifefeedinghabits,mayupsettheirnaturaldietorcause themtoassociatehumanswithfood.[1additionalmark] ●Aselephantsventureintounfamiliarhumanterritory,theymayattackpeoplewhenthey feelthreatenedorprovoked,injuringlocals.[1additionalmark] ●Theweightofthepassingtrainmayworsensoilcompaction,whichpreventrainwater frominfiltratingthesurface.highersurfacerunoffcanresultinmoresoilerosion,thiswill stuntanddamagevegetationwhichdependonsoilfornutrients.[1additionalmark] ●Thepassingrailcanresultinnoisepollution,whichstresseswildlifeandmaydisrupt theircommunicationandreducebreedingduringmatingseason.[1additionalmark]

Natureareasaffectingthelocalcommunitynegatively ●Elephant-traincollisioncouldcausetrainstoderail,disrupttrainschedule,causedelayin transportationofpeopleandgood,andincureconomiclosses.[1mark] ●Theelephantsmightattackpeopleinself-defencewhentheyareprovokedorthreatened[1 additionalmark] 2.AngMoKio20233EEOY Figure1(Insert)showsendangeredhawksbillturtlehatchlingsemergefrommonitored nestatEastCoastbeach.

WithreferencetoFigure1,explainhowpeoplecanbringbenefittonature.[4] ·Peoplemaycontributetoactivitiesthatprotect,conserveandrestorenatural habitatsandspecies. ·Theturtlehatchlings’nestiscloselymonitoredbyNParksandtheturtle hatchingsarebeingcheckedandmonitoredafterbirth,leadingtogreater protectionandsurvivalofthespecies.Improvementofendangeredstatus, encouragingtherestorationofbiodiversity. ●Suchconservationprojectscanalsohelptoraiseawarenessontheintrinsic valueofnatureandhelpencouragetheprotectionandpreservationofthehabitat inordertoprotectthehealthofanimalssuchasthehawksbillturtle. Award1markforeachexplanationof,toamaximumof2marks. Award1additionalmarkforfurtherdevelopmentoftheexplanation,whereapplicable. 3.ACSBarker20233EEOY StudyFig.3(Insert),whichshowswildboarsinanurbanarea.

WithreferencetoFig.3,explainhowlocalcommunitiesandthewildlifecannegatively affecteachother.[2] - Wildboarsmayattackhumanscausingphysicalharm - Wildlifemayencroachintohumanhomes,causingdamagetoproperties - Humandevelopmentmayencroach/destroytheirnaturalhabitatresultingin wildlifeinvadinglocalcommunities Acceptotherplausibleanswers. 4.AssumptionEnglishSchool20233PEOY StudyFig.2.1,whichshowsanewsarticleonDoverForestinSingapore

Describethepossiblebenefitsofnaturethatcanbeenjoyedbypeople.[4] ● NatureareassuchasDoverForestwillbeabletoprovideaspacefor recreationfornearbyresidents. -Asadesignatednaturepark,therewilllikelybecommunityactivitiesto promotetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection. -Walkingpathsand/ortrailswillalsolikelybepresentfortheNParkstomanage humantrafficwithinthepark/mitigatedeteriorationtothenatural environment. ●Thelushgreenerywillbeabletohelpregulatesurroundingair. -Thetreeswillbeabletoreplenishoxygenlevels/providefreshairthrough photosynthesis. -Theextensivecanopycanalsoprovideshadeandcoolingair(reducingthe effectofurbanheatisland). Any4@1markeach Accepttheuseofexample(s)toelaboratepoint

5.AssumptionEnglishSchool20233EEOY Withtheuseofexample(s),explainhowpeoplebringbenefitstonature.[4] ●Localcommunitiescancollectivelyraiseawarenessaboutthevalueofnature areasthroughencouragingpositivebehaviourthatdoesnotdamagenature. ●Localcommunitiescanalsoorganiseorparticipateinconservationefforts.: oE.g.,TheNParksCitizenScienceinitiative,DragonflyWatch,trains participantstoidentifydifferentdragonflyspeciesattheirassigned sites.Thisresultsingreaterprotectionofthespeciesbyraising awarenessoftheirimportanceintheenvironment. ●Clean-upprogrammestoremovepollutantsfromtheenvironmenthelprestore naturalhabitatsandprovideahealthyenvironmentforspeciestosurvive. oE.g.,Thewaterwaysclean-upprogrammeorganisedbytheWaterways WatchSocietycreatesopportunitiesforschoolstopickuptrashfrom theMarinaReservoir. Any4@1markeach Acceptotherplausibleanswers Reserve1markforuseofexample(s)(inbolditalics) 6.BartleySec20233EEOY StudyFig.1,whichshowsanewsextractontheincreaseinotterpopulationin Singapore. Slippery,hungry,sometimesangry:Singaporestruggleswith‘unparalleled’ otterboom Theotterpopulationhasbeenreboundingsincethe1980swhenSingaporestarted cleaningupitswaterways.Theirnumbersarerisingpartiallybecauseottersfaceno significantdangerfromotherpredators. Fishpopulationshavealsoincreasedaswaterwayshavebecomelesspollutedand providedplentifulfood.Now,ottersareanincreasinglycommonpresenceonurban streetsastheyclaimmoreterritoryforthemselves. “They’renotafraid,andthebolderotterfamiliesjustwalkrightpastus,”saidN Sivasothi,aseniorlecturerinbiologicalsciencesattheNationalUniversityof Singapore.“Thereisn’taplaceinSingaporewhereyou’dbecompletelyisolatedfrom otters.Livinginourcityinnaturemeanswecoexistwithwildlifelikeottersandgetto observetheminourmidst.” Singapore’ssmooth-coatedotterpopulationhasmorethandoubledsince2019,with roughly17familiesfishingfortilapiainwaterways,sleepingunderbridgesand

ravagingprivatefishponds–andonrareoccasions,attackingpeopleinpublicparks. WithreferencetoFig.1andyourownknowledge,explaintheincreaseinhuman-otter encountersinSingaporeanddescribehowitcouldaffectpeople.[4] Award1markforeachexplanationwhathadledtoanincreaseinhuman-otter encountersuptomaximumof2marks. Awardamaximumof1additionalmarkforfurtherdevelopmentofeachexplanation, whereapplicable. Award1markforeachdescriptiononhowincreasehuman-otterencountercouldaffect peopleuptoamaximumof3marks. Reasonforincreasehuman-otterencounter: ● Lackofpredatorsandplentifulfoodduetocleanerwaterwayshadledtoan increaseinpopulationofottersinSingapore(thusincreasepossibilityof human-otterencounter)[1m] ●Urbanexpansionhadresultedinshrinkingofnaturalhabitatsthusottersventure outofnatureareasinsearchoffood/thereisn’taplacethatistotallywithout otters[1m]hadalsoresultedinottersbecomingnot‘afraid’astheyhaveadapted tolivingnearhumans[additionalmark] Howpeoplecouldbeaffected ●Opportunitiestoobserveotterscanenhancementalhealthforlocal communities. ●Ottersmayattackpeoplewhentheyfeelthreatened. ●Ottersmayventureintohomesofresidents,eatingthefishesthatarereared 7.BeattySec20233EEOY Fig1.1(Insert)showsBishan-AngMoKioParkbeforeandaftertherevampunder PublicUtilitiesBoard’s(PUB)ActiveBeautifulandClean(ABC)WatersProgramme.[5]

WithreferencetoFig1.1,explainhowthechangesmadetothepark’sriverwould benefitthecommunityandtheenvironment. ●Theremovaloftheconcreteriverbanksmakesiteasierandmoreconvenientfor residents/parkgoerstointeractwiththenature.Eg:goingdowntotheriverto observethewildlifeintherivers. ●…/Thiswillallowopportunitiesfortheresidentstobondwiththeirfamilyand friends. ●Thebeautificationoftheparksenticesandencouragesmoreresidentsto exercise,spendtimerelaxing