NHHS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P2 QP

[Turn over CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CLASS INDEX NUMBER NUMBER GEOGRAPHY 2279/02 Paper 2 29 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write your answers on the lines provided for each question. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, highlighters, or correction fluid/tape. Answer all questions. The Insert contains additional resources referred to in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total mark for this paper is 50. This document consists of 12 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert. S 2 3 8 6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination

2 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows a map of Bidadari Park with a 5.2 kilometres network of trails running through greenery. It also features a 1.8-hectare lake, which serves both recreational and flood-management purposes. Using Fig .1.1, explain how Bidadari Park provides regulating and cultural ecosystem services. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[5]

3 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over (b) Study Figs. 1.2 and 1.3 (Insert), which show how parts of Commonwealth Drive will be changed as part of the redevelopment for Tanglin Halt. Tanglin Halt, located in Queenstown, was among Singapore's earliest Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates, established in the 1960s. In 2014, it was announced that the estate would undergo redevelopment under the Selective En- bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS), aiming to rejuvenate ageing housing stock and optimise land use. Residents will be relocated to another housing estate as demolition takes place. Part of Commonwealth Drive will also be realigned, and the existing road will be turned into a pedestrian-friendly zone with cycling lanes and footpaths. Using Figs. 1.2 and 1.3, evaluate how the redevelopment for Tanglin Halt affects residents’ quality of life. ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[6]

4 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (c) Explain how environmental stewardship can be practised. …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] [Total: 15]

5 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over 2. Cluster 4: Tectonics (a) Using an example, explain what happens at transform plate boundaries. …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] (b) Study Figure 2.1 (Insert), which shows a map of shake intensity from the earthquake and aftershocks that happened in Turkey, 2023. Using Fig. 2.1, describe the distribution of shaking in Turkey. ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[3]

6 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (c) Study Fig. 2.2 (Insert), which shows the comparison of the earthquake in Turkey in 2023 to an earthquake in Peru in 2021. With reference to Fig. 2.2, compare the factors that affected the impact of the earthquakes in the two countries. …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4] (d) Explain how disaster management strategies could help people of the affected areas after a volcanic eruption. …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4]

7 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL 2279/02 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION [Turn over 3. Cluster 5: Singapore (a) Describe two challenges that Singapore might face due to climate change. …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... ……………………………………………………………………………………….……... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………….…………... …………………………………………………………………………………………….[4]

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