Tanjong Katong Secondary School

For Secondary 2B

FINAL TERM EXAMINATIONS 2010

Geography

General Paper information:

1. 1. Total marks: 75

2. 2. Total duration: 1h 30 min

3. 3. NO map reading tested

4. 4. Basic techniques will be INFUSED into each question instead of being in a separate section

5. 5. Breakdown of paper:

- 1 Section:

- 15 marks each

- 1 question from each of the 5 topics/chapters will be tested

TOPIC 1 – WEATHER & CLIMATE

- Formation of weather elements such as rainfall (convectional rainfall), temperature (temperatures affecting temperature), wind (land and sea breezes)

- Weather instruments and how they are used, where they are placed; E.G. Maximum thermometer, minimum thermometer, Stevenson screen, rain gauge, Six’s thermometer, etc

- Know how to interpret and draw the climograph

TOPIC 2 – AGRICULTURE (Subsistence vs Commercial)

- Wet Rice: Inputs, Process, Outputs and Examples

- Plantations: Inputs, Process, Outputs and Examples

TOPIC 3 – POPULATION

- Causes, consequences and solutions to over-population, young population

- CASE STUDY: One-child policy in China

- Causes, consequences and solutions to under-population, ageing population

- CASE STUDY: Singapore

TOPIC 4 – OZONE DEPLETION & GLOBAL WARMING

OZONE DEPLETION

- Causes (What gives out Chlorofluorocarbons/CFCs? How does CFC eat up the ozone layer?)

- Consequences (Skin cancers, Cataracts, etc)

- Solutions to reduce ozone depletion

GLOBAL WARMING

- Causes (What human activities give out greenhouse gases? Why is there enhanced greenhouse effect?)

- Consequences (Rise in sea level, increase in malaria and etc)

- Solutions to global warming

(Focus most likely on OZONE DEPLETION)

TOPIC 5 – POLLUTION

- Air Pollution: Sources, effects and ways to reduce this type of pollution

- Water Pollution: Sources, effects and ways to reduce this type of pollution

(No need to memorise chemical symbols)

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