SNGS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P1 QP

This document consists of 12 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 insert. [Turn over Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL GEOGRAPHY 2279/01 Paper 1 21 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer in the Question Paper Additional materials: Insert __________________________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, register number, and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use highlighters, glue, correction fluid or correction 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. _____________________________________________________________________________

2 [Turn over Answer all questions. 1. Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life A group of students from SNGS wanted to study the impact of Park Connector Networks (PCNs) on its visitors. The students decided to focus their investigation on the Southern Ridges PCN and came up with the hypothesis: ‘The Southern Ridges Park Connector Network has a made a positive impact on its visitors.’ The students started their investigation by studying a map featuring all the PCNs in Singapore as seen in Fig.1.1 (insert). (a) State where the students may have retrieved the map from and, other than showing location, explain one possible use of the map in their investigation. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………..… .………………… ……………………………………………………………………… …………… …… .….. [2] (b) Before the students went to the Southern Ridges PCN, they did a risk assessment. The risk assessment filled out by the group is shown in Fig. 1.2. hazard likelihood of hazard severity of hazard degree of risk getting lost or separated from group 2 2 4 exposure to high temperature 3 3 9 caught in heavy rainfall 3 2 6 slipping/tripping/falling 2 4 8 Fig. 1.2 (i) Based on Fig. 1.2, assess the level of risk involved in conducting their investigation at the Southern Ridges PCN. …………………..……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………..……………………………………………… ……………………………………… ...…………..………………………………… [2] Understanding risk assessment: Likelihood of hazard: 1 (little chance) to 5 (greatest chance) Severity of hazard: 1 (least severe) to 5 (most severe) Degree of risk = likelihood of encountering hazard x severity of