SCGS 2025 GEOG(E) QP Prelim

1 SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 SECONDARY FOUR O-LEVEL PROGRAMME CENTRE NUMBER INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES Paper 2 Geography 2260/02 Thursday 21 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: Insert ______________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number 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 staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer three questions in total: Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. Section B Answer Question 3. 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. [Turn over

2 For Examiners’ Use Question 1 /14 Question 2 /18 Question 3 /18 Total /50 This document consists of 16 printed pages and 1 Insert. Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows some activities planned by the Clementi Residents’ Committee to achieve social sustainability in Clementi, an urban neighbourhood in Singapore. With reference to Fig. 1.1, explain how social sustainability can be achieved in urban neighbourhoods in Singapore. …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… ………….………….………………………………………………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… …………….………….……………………………………………………………………… ……………….…….………………………………………………………………………… ………………….…….……………………………………………………………………… ……………….………….…………………………………………………………………… ……………….………….…………………………………………………………………… …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… [Turn over

3 …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… …………….…………….……………………………………………………………….. [4] (b) Study Fig. 1.2 (Insert) which shows a mental map drawn by an ex-resident of her childhood home in Tiong Bahru, Singapore. Using Fig. 1.2, suggest how the ex-resident’s sense of place for her childhood home in Tiong Bahru is acquired. …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… ………….………….………………………………………………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… …………….…………………………………………….…………………………………… …………….……….………………………………………………………………………… ………….………….……………………………