MGS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P2 MS

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL Founded in 1887 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 Secondary 4 GEOGRAPHY Paper 2 Friday 2279/02 29 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes ANSWER SCHEME

2 Section A Answer all questions from this section. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Figs. 1.1 and 1.2 (Insert), which show recreational areas in Singapore. (i) Using Figs. 1.1 and 1.2, suggest two types of ecosystem services that recreational areas provide. [4] ● Supporting services: Dried leaves that fall from those tall trees in the photo contribute to organic matter that decompose and break down into soil, which is essential for the health of the terrestrial ecosystems, providing a habitat for billions of organisms and contributing to biodiversity. ● Supporting services: The trees in the photo also photosynthesize by taking in carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen, reducing global warming as carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which traps heat. An excessive amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will lead to heat being trapped in the atmosphere, causing global warming. ● Cultural services: Both areas in the photo provide recreational activities like hiking/trekking/walking that improves people’s physical and mental health. ● Regulating services: The trees in the photo provide shade for the users of the park, making the microclimate more suitable for daily activities by lowering temperatures in the immediate area. AO2 Award 4m for any 4 points. At 3 least types of ecosystem services should be covered for full marks. Max 3 marks if only 2 or less types covered. Accept other possible answers. (ii) With reference to Fig. 1.2, explain how a sense place can develop through the use of shared spaces. [3] ● A sense of place is developed when people associate importance, meanings and memories with specific locations in their neighbourhoods through interactions with their natural and built environments, ● And when individuals repeatedly encounter people and objects along familiar paths or roads during regular travel ● Sense of place also develops when individuals experience significant or memorable events at local landmarks and gathering places AO1

3 Accept other possible answers. (b) Study Fig. 1.3 (Insert), which shows a comparison of fire hazards in Singapore between the first half of 2022 and the first half of 2023. Using Fig. 1.3, compare number and types of fire hazards in Singapore between the same periods of 2022 and 2023. [4]