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 inordertoprot