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1 BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOLPRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS Mark SchemeCANDIDATE NAMECLASSREGISTER NUMBERHUMANITIES2260/02Paper 2 Geography25 August 20251 hour 45 minutesAdditional Materials: InsertREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTWrite your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.For Examiner’s UseSection AQ1/ 14Q2/ 18Section BQ4/ 18Total/ 50You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.Answer three questions in totalSection AAnswer Question 1 and Question 2 Section BAnswer either Question 3 or Question 4.The Insert contains additional resources referred to in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.This document consists of 12 printed pages and 1 Insert.

2 [Turn overSection A Answer Question 1 and Question 21 Cluster 1: Geography In Everyday Life(a)Fig. 1.1 (Insert) shows a map of a neighbourhood in Toa Payoh. 0m 50m 100m neighbourhood boundary bus stop Map of a neighbourhood in Toa Payoh Fig. 1.1https://www.onemap.gov.sg/(i)Using Fig. 1.1, identify a set of services that shows a spatial association.[1]●Bus stops and school●Bus stops and flats●Bus stops and hawker centre●Carparks and flats(accept any other possible answers)

3 AO 1(ii)Using Fig. 1.1, explain how this neighbourhood achieved economic sustainability.  [3]●There are a number of block of flats in the neighbourhood surrounding the market. (1 mark) This means that the number of residential units and residents living in the area will be large enough around to support local businesses in the market thus achieving economic sustainability.  (Additional 1 mark) ●With large number of residential units surrounding the market, residents can just walk or cycle to the markets for their grocery and food. (1 mark) This helps to keep the transport costs low. In fact, there are as many as 27 blocks of flats that are less than 1km, about a 12-15 min walk from the market (1 additional mark). ●There is also 1 primary school and 1 secondary school in the area. These schools are also within walking distance from many blocks of flats within the area (1 mark). These schools are within 1km of the flats in the neighbourhood. Students can choose to cycle or walk to school (about 15 min) which reduces the cost of travels for them this ensuring economic sustainability (1 additional mark).  AO 2(b)Describe how community resilience can be developed.[4]Strengthening relationships and raising hazard awareness●Community resilience can be developed by building strong relationships among residents and raising awareness of potential hazards For example, in Singapore, the People’s Association (PA) organises a wide range of activities, such as active ageing programmes, emergency preparedness workshops, and community sports that bring residents of different ages and backgrounds together (1 mark).. These activities help residents get to know one another and build trust, so they can depend on each other during emergencies. (1 additional mark). OR●By strengthening social ties and increasing hazard awareness, communities can respond more effectively to emergencies and recover more quickly after disasters (1 mark). Another example is during the COVID-19 pandemic, residents worked together to distribute masks and food to those in need. Such positive relationships create social support networks that make communities more adaptable and resourceful during crises. (1 additional mark) Developing self-organisation and resource readiness●Another way to build community resilience is to empower residents to organise themselves and equip them with the resources and skills to resist, adapt, and recover from disasters (1 mark).In Singapore, Community First Responders (CFRs) are trained volunteers who assist in search and rescue operations, relief work,

4 public education on first aid, and basic firefighting. CFR (Fire) volunteers respond to small incidents such as rubbish chute and bin fires, helping the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) prioritise more serious emergencies (1 additional mark).●Involving residents in inclusive planning processes with community leaders, civil society groups, and the government ensures that they understand local risks and adaptation measures (1 mark). This also enables them to share valuable ground-level insights with planners. Additionally, Singapore’s Total Defence framework reinforces that everyone, individually and collectively has a role in safeguarding the nation against threats, building both security and cohesion. (1 additional mark). Equipping residents with the skills, resources, and responsibility to act during emergencies strengthens the community’s ability to manage crises effectively and recover faster (1 additional mark).(c)A group of students wanted to test the hypothesis: ‘Services located in Toa Payoh Central attract users from further distances compared to services located in a typical Toa Payoh precinct.’They split into two groups with one group visiting and interviewing customers in a bakery in Toa Payoh Bloom (a typical precinct) and one group visiting a bakery in Toa Payoh Central. Both groups interviewed a total of 10 customers each from 3pm to 4pm asking for the postal codes of the customers. Using this information, the students plotted each customer’s residence on a map. The results were presented in flow line map, as shown in Figs. 1.2 (Insert) and 1.3 (Insert). 100mCustomers’ residence from a bakery in Toa Payoh Central

5 Fig. 1.2 Out of map range 100mCustomers’ residence from a bakery in Toa Payoh Bloom precinct Fig. 1.3(i)Using Figs 1.2 (Insert) and 1.3 (Insert), evaluate how well the data supports their hypothesis: ‘Services located in Toa Payoh Central attract users from further distances compared to services located in a typical Toa Payoh precinct.’[3]●The data generally supports the hypothesis.●Customers visiting the bakery at TPY central generally lived further away from home with most of them (6 out of 10) living more than 1km from the bakery while those who visited the bakery at a precinct, most (9 out of 10) lived lived nearer to the bakery less than 300m●However, there are anomalies. There were 4 out of 10 customers who lived near - within 500m of the bakery at TPY central and for the bakery at a usual precinct, there was 1 visitor that lived far away – out of the map range at Boon Keng.

6 AO 3(ii)Evaluate the reliability of the students’ investigation.[3]Award 1m for each evaluation of the reliability of the students’ findings, to a maximum of 3 marks. Award a maximum of 1 additional mark for further development of each evaluation, where applicable. Reserve at least 1m for answers on ‘reliable’ and ‘not reliable’.Not reliable●Sample size is small – Only 10 customers per location were interviewed. A larger sample would give more representative and reliable results.●Limited time frame – Data was collected only from 3pm to 4pm on one day. Customer patterns may differ at other times (e.g., morning, evening) or on weekends thus it may not be representative of all the customers visiting both location.●Single location per category – Only one bakery in Toa Payoh Spring and one bakery in Toa Payoh Central were surveyed. Results may be influenced by factors unique to those specific bakeries (e.g., reputation, pricing, promotions) rather than location type.●Self-reported data – Customers provided postal codes verbally, which relies on their accuracy and honesty. Mistakes or unwillingness to give true information could reduce reliability.Reliable●Same type of service compared – Both groups studied the same type of service (a bakery) in each location, helping to control for differences in service type.●Consistent data collection method – Both groups used the same method (interviewing customers and recording postal codes), which ensures comparability.●Equal sample size for bot