MJC_H2_GEO_P2_Qns_Ans

9751/02/PRELIMS/JC2/MJC/2018 MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIM EXAMINATION Higher 2 _________________________________________________________________________________ JC 2 H2 Geography 9751/02 Paper 2 19 September 2018 3 Hours Additional Materials: Answer Book Insert World outline map _________________________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and Civics Group clearly on all your answer scripts. 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, glue or correction fluid. Candidates answer all questions. The Insert contains all the Resources referred to in the questions. You should make a reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or the classroom, even where the examples are not specifically requested by the question. Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn wherever they serve to illustrate an answer. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. Start each question on a fresh sheet of paper. 1. At the end of the examination, fasten this cover sheet and all your work in chronological order together securely for submission. The number of marks is given in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. _________________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 5 printed pages. Name: ________________________________________________ Class: ________________________________________________ Index number: ________________________________________________ Qn no. Marks Qn no. Marks 1 3 2 4 Total

9751/02/PRELIMS/JC2/MJC/2018 2 Section A Theme 4 – Geographical Investigation 1 A class of 22 Geography students were tasked to undertake an investigation to ascertain the impact of industries on local communities. They were given 2 weeks during June to conduct the investigation. During the planning phase of the geographical investigation, the team identified the industrial estates by first looking at the Jurong Town Corporations (JTC) industrial map of Singapore. Due to time and manpower constraints, the team chose to focus on investigating the environmental impacts of industries on local communities and identified two industries of different nature to conduct their study: 1. Pasir Ris Wafer Fabrication Park, which is characterised by high technology-based light industries 2. Eunos Industrial Estate, which is characterised by medium-to-heavy industries. Both industrial estates are located at the Eastern part of Singapore To measure the air quality, an Air Quality Meter was used. They selected sites within 500m of each industry and recorded the readings for particulate matter (PM) concentration in the air, temperature and humidity levels. The readings were taken