2025 Beatty Sec Elect Geog Prelim MS

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