2025 CCHM Elective Geog Prelim MS

[Turn Over Name:Class:Register Number: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025SECONDARY 4 HUMANITIES2260/02Paper 2 Geography 26 August 2025 Candidates answer on the Question Paper.1 hour 45 minutes Additional materials: InsertREAD THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTSuggested Answers This document consists of 13 printed pages.

2 2025 Preliminary Exam/CCHMS/Secondary 4/Elective Geography/2260/02 Section AAnswer Question 1 and Question 2.1Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life(a)Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows two neighhourhoods in Bedok New Town.Using Fig. 1.1, compare the features between the two neighhourhoods. [3]Both neighhourhoods have densely built-up areas.There is a mixture of private and public housing in Bedok Reservoir but there is only public housing in Bedok North.There are more amenities in Bedok North, such as shopping malls, a library, swimming complex and hawker centre, while in Bedok Reservoir, other than a school and a neighbourhood park, no other facilities can be seen.Note: answers must include both similarities and differences to gain the maximum credit.(b)Study Fig. 1.2 (Insert), which shows a park in an urban neighhourhood in Singapore.(i)With reference to Fig. 1.2, explain how parks can help in promoting social sustainability in an urban neighbourhood.[2]Parks provide common shared community spaces to promote regular social interactions among the residents. Hence, this helps in ensuring that residents feel included and have a sense of shared identity. (ii)With reference to Fig. 1.2 (Insert), describe how parks can provide regulating ecosystem services for residents.[3]Trees in the park help to provide shade and hence lowers air temperatures for the residents.Trees also help to cool the areas by generating rainfall.The vegetation cover in the park helps in regulating water flow as it reduces surface runoff by retaining water in the soil. Trees or plants in the park also regulate air quality by removing pollutants from the atmosphere. Note: any 3 points(c)A group of students investigated the well-being of residents in Tampines. They tested the hypothesis: ‘There is variation in the wellness of residents across different age groups.’They used a closed-ended questionnaire survey to collect information on the well-being of residents. They organised themselves into two groups, with each group conducting the survey at a location shown in Fig. 1.3 (Insert). Each group of students surveyed 400 participants, and they used quota sampling to select 100 participants from each age group. They ensured that the participants are residents of Tampines before conducting the survey.Fig. 1.3 (Insert) shows the locations where the students conducted their survey and Table 1.1 (Insert) shows the results of the questionnaire survey.

3 2025 Preliminary Exam/CCHMS/Secondary 4/Elective Geography/2260/02 [Turn Over (i)Evaluate the reliabili