SNGS 2025 GEOG(E) QP Prelim

This document consists of 15 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 insert. [Turn over Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL HUMANITIES 2260/02 Paper 2 Geography 21 August 2025 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on 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 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. _____________________________________________________________________________

2 Section A Answer Question 1 and Question 2. 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Describe how a sense of place can be developed. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………[3] (b) Explain how traffic and air pollution hazard s can negatively affect people living in urban neighbourhoods. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………[3]

3 (c) Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows the Community First Responder mobile application used in Singapore. With reference to Fig 1.1 and other materials you have studied, explain how community resilience can help build a sustainable neighbourhood. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….