2025 EJC Prelim_P1_QP_Final

EUNOIA JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examination 2025 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 H2 GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 9173/01 02 September 2025 3 Hours Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Section A Answer both questions. Section B Answer two questions, one from each cluster. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 4 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Section A Answer both questions. Cluster 1: Development, Economy and Environment 1 Resource 1 shows the inward flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) globally from 2007 to 2019. Resource 2 shows the changes in employment by sector in China from 1952 to 2019. Resource 3 shows Chinese electric vehicle company Build Your Dreams (BYD)’s sa les volume and manufacturing plants around the world in 2023. (a) Describe two ways to measure progress towards sustainable development. [4] (b) Using Resource 1, describe the changes in inward flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) from 2007 to 2016. [4] (c) Using Resource 1, account for the distribution in the stocks of foreign direct investments (FDI). [6] (d) Cite data from Resource 2 to describe the changes in the structure of China’s economy from 1952 to 2019. [5] (e) Using Resource 3, explain how BYD’s sales and manufacturing plants show interdependence between places in the global economy. [5] (f) Explain how TNCs can impact progress towards sustainable development in host economies. [6]

3 Cluster 2: Tropical Environments 2 Resources 4A and 4B show the climographs of two Indian cities, Mumbai and New Delhi , respectively. Resource 5 shows the rainfall in the Indian subcontinent from May through October. Resource 6 shows a section of the Brahmaputra River. (a) Using Resources 4A and 4B, compare the climatic characteristics of Mumbai and New Delhi. [5] (b) Cite data from Resource 5 to describe the rainfall distribution in the Indian subcontinent from May through October. [5] (c) With reference to Resource 5, explain how the monsoon circulation affects the rainfall patterns in the Indian subcontinent from May through October. [6] (d) Distinguish between infiltration and throughflow in a drainage basin system. [4] (e) Describe the channel characteristics of the Brahmaputra River as shown in Resource 6. [4] (f) Suggest how human factors can influence fluvial processes in rivers. [6] [Turn over

4 Section B Answer either Question 3 or Question 4 and answer either Question 5 or Question 6. Clus