SNGS 2025 GEOG PRELIM P2 INS

1 Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL GEOGRAPHY 2279/02 Paper 2 26 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes _____________________________________________________________________________ INSERT READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains additional resources referred to in the questions. ____________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn Over

2 Fig. 1.1 for Question 1(a) People gathering near a temple to celebrate Diwali

3 Fig. 1.3 for Question 1(d) A community park in an urban area in the USA Residential buildings Rock climbing wall Children’s play area Pedestrian bridge Chairs & benches Sheltered area

4 Fig. 2.2 for Question 2(b) Mount St Helens before and after its eruption in 1982

5 Figs. 2.3 and 2.4 for Question 2(c) Fig 2.3: Map of the severity of ground shaking during the Sichuan Earthquake 2008 Fig. 2.4: Graph showing the countries hit by the greatest number of earthquakes

6 Fig 3.1 for Question 3(a) Map showing distribution of coral reefs, mangrove forests and sand/mudflats shaded in blue, red and green respectively

7 Fig. 3.4 Question 3(d) Tectonic activities in Southeast Asia

8 BLANK PAGE ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 1 Fig. 1.1: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-religion-india-pandemics- 7a26ae895669d4a97f6e27f9023c40d7 Question 1 Fig. 1.3: https://landdesign.com/project/ballantyne-reimagined-landscape-architecture/ Question 2 Fig. 2.1: https://mercedesevans.weebly.com/sea-floor-spreads.html Question 2 Fig. 2.2: https://www.sfu.ca/geog/geog355fall03/mrpeterm/meth.html Question 2 Fig. 2.3: https://www.britannica.com/event/Sichuan-earthquake-of-2008 Question 2 Fig. 2.4: https://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/stats/earthquake-statistics.html Question 3 Fig. 3.1: https://coralreef.nus.edu.sg/singapore.html Question 3 Fig. 3.2: https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/after-mount-st-helens-erupted-1980-became-a-lost- spring-for-some/ Question 3 Fig. 3.6: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/with-466-undersea-volcanoes-in-region-singapore-at- risk-if-big-eruption-hits-scientists