V3 2026 CHRIST CHURCH 4E5N HUM GEO Prelim QP

CHRIST CHURCH SECONDARY SCHOOL 2026 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS / FIVE NORMAL (ACADEMIC) CANDIDATE NAME ( ) CLASS / CENTRE NUMBER S INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES 2260/02 Paper 2 Geography 18 August 2026 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Insert READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and index number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue of black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, 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 For Examiner’s Use Section A [32m] 1 (14m) 2 (18m) Section B [18m] 3 / 4 (18m) Total INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES 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 18 printed pages and 1 Insert.

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) Section A (32 Marks) Answer Question 1 and Question 2 1 Cluster 1: Geography in Everyday Life (a) Study Fig. 1.1 (Insert), which shows trees providing ecosystem services in an area. Using Fig. 1.1, explain one role of trees in providing ecosystem services to the area. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (b) Study Fig. 1.2 (Insert), which shows the area around Woodgrove Avenue in Woodlands, where a new Housing Development Board (HDB) project is planned to be constructed. With reference to Fig. 1.2, explain how urban planning helps to achieve social sustainability for the residents living in the future HDB estate located at Woodgrove Avenue. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [3] 2

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) (c) Explain how disaster risk management can help residents reduce their vulnerability to fire hazards in Singapore housing estates. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [3] (d) Describe how nature can impact humans negatively. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… [2] (e) A group of students investigated how the availability of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) influenced the residents’ readiness in using it to help people who experience cardiac arrest. In the neighbourhood, AEDs can be found at the void deck of some housing blocks and they are used to deliver electrical shock to restore normal heartbeat during sudden cardiac arrest. On a weekday from 1pm to 4pm, the students used a close-ended questionnaire survey to collect the views of residents staying at 4 housing blocks in a neighbourhood. At each block, they surveyed one resident from every unit on the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th floor (top floor). They measured the residents’ readiness using a range of indicators. Respondents were asked to rate each readiness indicator using a score of 1 to 10, where 1 indicated a very low level and 10 indicated a very high level. 3

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) Study Table 1, which shows the average results of the questionnaire survey, and Fig. 1.3, which shows the locations of the AEDs in the neighbourhood. Table 1 Responses from the questionnaire survey Housing blocks in the neighbourhood Readiness indicators Block 536 Block 535 Block 534 Block 533 Awareness of an AED at the void deck 8.5 2.5 8 4 Knowledge of how to use an AED 3 3.5 5 2 Confidence in using an AED to help people with sudden cardiac arrest 2.5 3.5 4 3 Mean readiness level 4.7 3.2 5.7 3 Map of AEDs at the neighbourhood of Woodlands Vista Fig. 1.3 4

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) The students concluded that residents staying in housing blocks where AEDs are available have a higher readiness level than those staying in housing blocks which do not have AEDs. With reference to Fig. 1.3 and Table 1.1, evaluate the validity of the students’ investigation. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [4] 5

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) 2 Cluster 2: Tourism (a) Study Fig. 2.1 which shows the changing pattern of world tourist arrivals in 1990 and 2013. World Tourist Arrivals 1990 and 2013 Fig 2.1 Describe the increases in world tourist arrivals among the regions shown in Fig. 2.1. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [4] 6

Christ Church Secondary School Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 2026 Preliminary Examination Humanities (Geography) (b) Explain the social impacts that tourism brings to destination regions. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… [3] (c) Study Fig 2.2 (Insert) which shows an infographic about two tourist destinations. With reference to Fig 2.2, classify the tourist destinations into the correct stages of the tourist destination development cycle. Destination A:…………………………………………………………………………... Destination B: ………………………………………