SS Prelim 2021 - CHIJ St Josephs Convent

Index Number Class Name CHIJ ST JOSEPH’S CONVENT PRELIMINATION EXAMINATION O. HUMANITIES Paper 1 Social Studies Secondary 4 Express/ 5 Normal Academic O. 2272/01, 2273/01 Wednesday, 25 August 2021 1 hour 45 minutes FOR EXAMINER’S USE SECTION A 35 SECTION B 15 TOTAL 50 This document consists of 8 printed pages including 1 blank page. wendytb96

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3 CHIJ SJC/Sec 4E5NA Preliminary Examination (2021) SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Exploring Citizenship and Governance Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 Study Source A. What is the cartoonist’s attitude about the problem of climate change? Explain your answer. [5] 2 Study Source B. Why was the photograph put up on the website? Explain your answer. [6] 3 Study Sources C and D. How far would these sources agree about the responses needed to tackle climate change? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Sources E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] 5 ‘Governments should be responsible for managing the climate change crisis.’ Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10] wendytb96

4 CHIJ SJC/Sec 4E5NA Preliminary Examination (2021) Who should be responsible for tackling climate change? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Climate change refers to the long -term shift in average global weather patterns. Global warming, a rise in the average global temperature, is one measure of climate change. Over the past 100 years, global temperatures have been increasing faster than ever before mainly due to human activities. Experts warn that even small increases in global average temperatures can lead to severe impacts such as rising sea levels that can result in catastrophic flooding. People around the world are making concerted efforts to be more environmentally conscious such as reducing the use of plastic, reusing materials to slow down the production of materials churned out by factories and recycling goods to prevent wastage. Many have pressed their governments to tackle climate change. Some believe that it is the responsibility of the government to tackle climate change since it is in the best position to make large - scale decisions. In Singapore, at the 2019 National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke on the need to understand, mitigate, and adapt to cl