ACSI 2025 GEOG(E) QP+MS+INS Prelim

[Turn Over Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 YEAR FOUR O-LEVELS Candidate Name Index Number HUMANITIES 2260/02 Paper 2 Geography Wednesday 20 August 2025 1 hr 45 mins Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST. Write your name and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a 2B pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer three questions in total: Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. Section B Answer either Question 3 or Question 4. 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. This document consists of 17 printed pages and 1 Insert. 50 Marks

2 [Turn Over Section A (14 marks) Answer Question 1 and Question 2. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows the upcoming Dover-Medway and Mediapolis residential developments. Using Fig. 1.1, explain why the Dover-Medway and Mediapolis areas are suitable for residential developments. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (b) Using Fig. 1.1, describe how future residents in the Dover -Medway and Mediapolis areas can acquire cultural services within the neighbourhood. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (c) Describe some of the negative consequences of traffic accidents in urban neighbourhoods such as in Fig. 1.1. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

3 [Turn Over (d) Suggest ways to mitigate the risk of traffic accidents. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

4 [Turn Over (e) A group of students investigated how public spaces in a neighbourhood support social sustainability through creating a sense of belonging . They focused on a community initiative called Neighbourhood Connect , where residents were encouraged to participate in weekly activities held at the neighbourhood’s public spaces. The students collected data on the number of residents using these spaces before and after the programme was introduced. They also used a closed -ended questionnaire to collect the residents' views on whether the initiative helped improve community bonding. Study Table 1.1 (Insert), which shows the number of people using the public spaces before and after the Neighbourhood Connect programme and Fig. 1.2 (Insert), which shows the closed-ended questionnaire survey the students used. (i) Using Table 1.1, evaluate how successful the initiative was in promoting the use of public spaces. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [3] (ii) Using Fig. 1.2, evaluate the validity of the questions in the questionnaire survey to collect the views of residents. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [3] [Total: 14]

5 [Turn Over Section B (18 marks) 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Fig. 2.1 (Insert), which shows the global trend in annual paid vacation days from 1980 to 2020. Using Fig. 2.1, describe the global trend in annual paid vacation days from 1980 to 2020. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (b) Explain how globalisation influences international tourism trends. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2] (c) Study Fig. 2.2 (Insert), which shows visitors at a tourist attraction in Japan. (i) Identify the type of tourism shown in Fig. 2.2. ……………………………………………………………………………………… [1] (ii) With reference to Fig. 2.2, e xplain why tourists are attracted to t his type of tourism. ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

6 [Turn Over (d) Study Fig. 2.3, which shows a partly completed bar graph of the number of visitors to different tourist attractions in France in 2022 and Table 2.1, which shows the number of visitors (millions) to the attractions. Fig. 2.3 Number of Visitors to Attractions in France, 2022 Table 2.1 Attraction Number of Visitors (in millions) Eiffel Tower 7 Sacré-Cœur 10.5 Centre Pompidou 3.6 Notre-Dame 13.6 Palace of Versailles 6 Louvre 7 Musée d’Orsay 2.9 Using the data in Table 2.1, complete the bar graph in Fig. 2.3. [2] 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Eiffel Tower Sacré-Cœur Centre Pompidou Notre-Dame Palace of Versailles Louvre Musée d’Orsay Number of Visitors (Millions) Attraction

7 [Turn Over (e) ‘Tourists play the most important role in achieving sustainable tourism development.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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