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GEOGRAPHY 9751/02 Paper 2 Data Response Questions 15 September 2017 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper 1 Insert World outline map Cover Page READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, admission number and class on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Candidates answer all questions. The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. You should make reference to appropriate exam ples studied in the field or the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The world outline map may be annotated and handed in with relevant answers. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work below the cover page securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. ___________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn over RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Preliminary Examination 2 2017 Higher 2

2 Section A Theme 4 – Geographical Investigation Answer one question from this section. 1 On August 12 2017, Kampung Admiralty welcomed its first residents and the elderly residents received the keys to their newly -completed studio apartments from Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan. Kampung Admiralty is the first development in Singapore to integrate housing for the elderly with a medical centre, eldercare and childcare centres, a community park, vegetable farm, as well as a 900-seat hawker centre and nearly 20 dining and retail outlets. Resource 1 illustrates some of the key features of this integrated development and Resource 2 shows the development site of Kampung Admiralty in Singapore. Resource 3 captures how some of the facilities are integrated within the premises of Kampung Admiralty. As announced by Minister Khaw at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project, Kampung Admiralty is a project developed by the Housing and Development Board, along with the Ministry of Health, the National Environment Agency, National Parks Board, Land Transport Authority and Early Childhood Development Agency. It is intended as a ‘retirement kampung’ for elderlies to live near their married children and parents, and is one of 15 projects to have won this year’s Minister’s Team Awards 2017 for its degree of innovation, teamwork and impact. Catering to the growing cycling population at Admiralty, Minister Khaw also announced that Kampung Admiralty residents will be able to try out Singapore’s first fully automated underground bicycle parking system when it is completed in August 2017. Resource 4 shows an artist’s impression of the automat ed bicycle parking system. Similar to the ones in Spain and Japan, cyclists can push thei r bicycles into a lift where they will be given a code or token for retrieval, and their bicycles will be transported underground, sorted and then stored in a cylindrical shaft. This automated bicycle parking system aims to provide secure and convenient storage of over 500 bicycles. You and a group of classmates are tasked to conduct a needs analysis of the elderly living in Kampung Admiralty during the upcom ing December school holidays. One of your group members came up with the below research question: ‘How well are the needs of the elderly catered for in Kampung Admiralty as compared to the other housing estates in Singapore?’ Your Geography teacher commented that this may be an unrewarding research question but did not further elaborate. (a) Suggest how you would improve upon your group member’s research question. Explain your answer. [3] (b) Design a recording sheet that you and your group can use to conduct the primary fieldwork for your research question. Include some examples of questions you would use for the fieldwork. [6]

3 (c) Suggest some challenges that you and your group might face when conducting the geographical investigation. [4] (d) Explain how the introduction of the automated bicycle parking system may impact on the ecological footprint of residents at Kampung Admiralty. [3] (e) Explain how urban liveability for residents at Kampung Admiralty can be measured. [9]

4 Section B Theme 1: Tropical Environments Arid Landforms in the Tropics 2 Resource 5 shows a climograph and map of Koro Toro in Chad, a country in Sub- saharan Africa. Resource 6 shows a close-up satellite image of the area marked ‘Y’ in Resource 5. Resource 7 shows Sossusvlei, a clay pan in the Namib desert under typical conditions (A), and after a rare flood (B). (C) details the river Tsauchab that feeds into the Sossusvlei. (a) With reference to Resource 5, explain the factors contributing to the climate of Koro Toro in Chad. [4] (b) With the help of an annotated cross-sectional diagram of transect PQ in Resource 6, explain the processes that have led to the formation of the landform shown. [5] (c) With reference to Resource 7, describe the channel form of the Tsauchab river. [4] (d) Citing evidence from the resources, co mpare the characteristics of dryland hydrology with hydrology typical of the humid tropics. [5] (e) Using examples, discuss the notion that aeolian processes are the most influential in the development of landforms in the arid tropics. [7] Theme 2: Development, Economy and Environment Water Scarcity and Privatisation of water resources 3 Resource 8 shows the global estimate of the internal renewable water resources (IRWR) reported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. The IRWR figures refer to the volume of water resources (surface water and groundwater) generated from precipitation within a country or catchments. Resource 9 shows the areas of physical and economic water scarcity at the basin level in 2007. Resource 10 shows the global pattern of per capita consumption of bottled water by countries. (a) With reference to Resources 8 and 9, identify the region(s) most likely to suffer from the effects of water stress. Support your answer with data from the two resources. [3] (b) With reference Resource 9, outline the differences between physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity. [5] (c) Suggest the range of socio-economic and political problems that can occur in societies facing water scarcity. [5] (d) Describe the trends in the global bottled water consumption shown in Resource 10. [3] (e) Can the bottled water be a viable solution to the problems of water scarcity experienced around the world? Discuss. [9]

5 Theme 3: Sustainable Development Energy in Vietnam 4 Resource 11 shows energy consumption in Vietnam in 2005 and 2010 and forecasts of its energy consumption for 2015 and 2020. Resource 12 shows total primary energy supply and Resource 13 shows electricity generation by fuel type, in Vietnam, 1975- 2008. Resource 14 gives information about the potential for growing Jatropha, a biofuel, in Vietnam and locates the country’s regions on a map. (a) Describe the trends in energy consumption shown in Resource 11. [3] (b) Compare the changing contribution of fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels to Vietnam’s primary energy supply shown in Resource 12. [5] (c) With reference to Resource 13, explain the changing environmental impact of electricity gener