2025 HCI Prelims H1 Geog Paper 1 INSERT

HWA CHONG INSTITUTION JC2 Preliminary Examination Higher 1 CANDIDATE NAME CT GROUP CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 INSERT 8834/01 17 September 2025 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. ________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 8 printed pages [Turn over

2 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over Resource 1 for Question 1 Sites in Toa Payoh town where the surveys are conducted One of the exits at Toa Payoh MRT station Outside a hawker centre Resource 2 for Question 1 Data collection sheet used by students for the survey Tick the box that corresponds with your response: 1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree 3 = Neutral 4 = Disagree 5 = Strongly Disagree Factor 1 2 3 4 5 Community support and health services The nearest clinic is < 500m from my home The nearest elder care centre is < 500m from my home Outdoor spaces and buildings I can move around the town easily as it is barrier-free I can find my way around the town easily There are sufficient open spaces for recreation There are sufficient exercise corners for the elderly Transportation The nearest bus stop is <500m from my home The cycling paths are well-connected and safe

3 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over Resource 3 for Question 1 Survey findings Factor Mean scores Mean score for each factor Community support and health services The nearest clinic is < 500m from my home 3.68 3.67 The nearest elder care centre is < 500m from my home 3.66 Outdoor spaces and buildings I can move around the town easily as it is barrier-free 3.26 3.05 I can find my way around the town easily 3.82 There are sufficient open spaces for recreation 2.92 There are sufficient exercise corners for the elderly 2.22 Transportation The nearest bus-stop is <500m from my home 4.08 3.63 The cycling paths are well-connected and safe 3.18 Resource 4 for Question 1 Physical features observed in Toa Payoh town during the on-site surveys Path down a slope near Blk 211 that is regularly used by residents causing the grass to be worn away

4 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over In Toa Payoh East, wayfinding markers with block numbers such as blue sunflowers and red palm trees are painted on the pillars of some HDB blocks to help residents living with dementia find their way around the area Resource 5 for Question 2 Share of urban population in total (%) in Africa 1950 – 2010

5 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over Resource 6 for Question 2 Population pyramid of Ethiopia in 2021 A population pyramid is a graph that shows the distribution of ages across a population divided down the center between male and female members of the population. Resource 7A for Question 2 Setegn Meda slum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

6 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over In total Resource 7B for Question 2 Integrated Housing Development Programme (IHDP) housing – Jemo condominium – in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia IHDP aims to build at least 400,000 housing units and create 200,000 new jobs, and support up to 10,000 micro and small enterprises to enhance the capacity of the construction industry. Resource 8 for Question 2 Perceptions of residents on comfort and positive characteristics of IDHP housing in three cities in Ethiopia (%)

7 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over Resource 9 for Question 3 Carbon dioxide emissions per person in selected countries 2023 Resource 10 for Question 3 The largest industry of each state in the United States by GDP

8 © Hwa Chong Institution 8834 / 01 / C2 Prelims 2025 [Turn over Resource 11 for Question 3 Different ways of adapting to sea level rise ______________________________________________________________________________ Acknowledgements Question 1 Resource 1 @ https://www.reddit.com/r/singapore/comments/ Question 1 Resource 2 @ Author’s own Question 1 Resource 3 @ Author’s own Question 1 Resource 4 @ https://www.dementiahub.sg/i-want-to-play-a-part/dementia-friendly-neighbourhoods/ Question 2 Resource 5 @ https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/200716_global_fotw _fig1_png Question 2 Resource 6 @ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ Question 2 Resource 7A @ https://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/blog/2017/11/slum -housing-ethiopia-modernise/ Question 2 Resource 7B @ https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ethiopians / Question 2 Resource 8 @ https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/3530/JBA -9s9-04-SunikkaBlank-Abdie-Bardhan.pdf Question 3 Resource 9 @ https://www.globalcarbonatlas.org/en/CO2-emissions Question 3 Resource 10 @ https://howmuch.net/articles/the-largest-industry-in-each-state-by-gdp Question 3 Resource 11 @ Natural Resources Defense Council, 2019