2025 VJC prelim P2 insert

VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS 2025 H2 GEOGRAPHY 9173/02 Paper 2 INSERT 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. This document consists of 10 printed pages

2 Resource 1 for Question 1 Map of Bidadari Park Note: Bidadari Park is the size of 18 football fields, with 5.2km of walking trails. A B C D Alkaff Lake 1 2 3 Legend

3 Resource 2 for Question 1 Site Audit of Nature Based Flood Management Features in Bidadari Park Date & time: 20 June 2024; 10am Weather conditions: Hot and dry day Section Feature Quantity A Retention Pond (Alkaff Lake) Terraced wetland (surrounding Alkaff Lake) Bioswale Creek (small stream) Extensive grass surfaces Permeable pavement 1 1 1 1 All across Section A 1 Additional notes Permeable pavement is the footpath. Alkaff Lake is highly vegetated, noted presence of vegetated mid channel bars. Public broadcast system is next to the lake. Red safety markers and fences observed in the perimeter of the lake. B Open woodland Bioswale Extensive grass surfaces Permeable pavement 1 2 All across Section B 1 Additional notes Open woodland is on the west side of Section B. Wooded Experiential trail is a wooden boardwalk with mature trees. C Marshland Bioswales Open woodland Grassland (tall grass) Extensive grass surfaces 1 4 1 1 All across section C Additional notes Wooded Experiential trail is a wooden boardwalk with mature trees. Marshland is in the east of Section C. Grassland with tall grasses is in the centre of Section C. Open Woods is in the Northeast of the section. Section C seems to be the most diverse in types of vegetation. D Bioswales Extensive grass surfaces Permeable pavement 2 1 1 Additional notes Most built up area with HDB flats NE/E/SE of the section Some hills in the area (not sure if this is for flood management?)

4 Resource 3 for Question 1 Questionnaire Survey Gender/Age: Resident of Bidadari: Yes/ No (Pls circle) Duration of residence in estate: 1 How often do you visit Bidadari Park? Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely 5 How would you rate flood risk in Bidadari? High Medium Low 2 Do you think Bidadari Park is designed differently from other parks in Singapore? Yes No If yes, how so: 6 How effective do you think these flood mitigation measures are in reducing flood risk? Highly effective Effective Don’t really know Ineffective Very ineffective 3 Which of the following have you noticed in the park? Bioswales Big drains Pipes hidden in slopes Water retention pond Small streams Marshland Boardwalk 7 Do you feel vulnerable to floods in Bidadari? Yes No 4 Have you experienced a flood in Bidadari? Yes No 8 Do you think Bidadari Park is effective in lowering flood risk in the estate? Yes No

5 Resource 4 for Question 1 Results for Question 6 from the questionnaire survey Question Highly effective Effective Don’t know Ineffective Very highly ineffective How effective do you think these flood mitigation measures are in reducing flood risk? 25 40 10 15 10

6 Resource 5 for Question 1 Record of conditions of bioswales with photographs

7 Resource 6 for Question 2 Changes in sources of carbon emissions and carbon emissions absorbed by carbon stores between 1900 and 2017 Note: Gt CO2 = gigatonnes of carbon dioxide The higher the negative values, the higher the amount of CO2 absorbed.

8 Resource 7 for Question 2 Cartoon about challenges related to implementing strategies to respond to climate change

9 Resource 8 for Question 2 PepsiCo India’s Special Mobile Van that collects post-consumer plastic waste from local establishments as part of its Tidy Trails program in New Delhi Fact file: • Tidy Trails is a community-driven program developed by PepsiCo India (a subsidiary of PepsiCo International) in collaboration with The Social Lab (a social organisation) and focuses on responsible plastic waste management. • It involves local governments, market associations, shopkeepers, and consumers to drive meaningful behaviour change around plastic waste segregation and recycling. • The collected plastic is recycled into functional items such as benches and chairs, which are installed in public spaces. • Tidy Trails was initially launched in cities such as New Delhi, Pune, and has been extended to Agra and Guwahati.

10 Sources Resource 1 Adapted from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bidadari-park-opens-hundred-acre- wood-lake-trails-playground-bird-watching-4581141 Resource 2 Author’s own, based on site recce. Resource 3 Author’s own, based on site recce. Resource 4 Author’s own, based on site recce. Resource 5 Author’s own, based on site recce. Resource 6 Adapted from https://www.environmentalgraphiti.org/all-series/sources-and-sinks Resource 7 https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/cartoons/trillion-tree-planting-global-warming-donald-trump- epa-20200209.html Resource 8 Adapted from https://www.sustainabilitymea.com/pepsico-india-social-lab-scale-up-sustainable- waste-solutions-with-tidy-trails/ and https://fintechbloom.com/pepsico-india-and-the-social-lab- scale-sustainable-waste-solutions-across-four-cities-with-tidy-trails/