Section
A : Map Work [30 marks]
For Question 1 to 5,
to minus 0.5 marks for 1-2 spelling mistakes. To minus 1 mark for 3 or more
spelling mistakes.
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Name
the following continents that are shown on the World Map :
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Oceania
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B
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Europe
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C
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North
America
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Asia
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Africa
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South
America
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2.
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Name
the following oceans that are shown on the World Map :
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G
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Pacific
Ocean
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H
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Arctic
Ocean
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I
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Southern
Ocean
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J
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Atlantic
Ocean
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K :
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Indian
Ocean
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3.
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Name
the following latitudes and longitudes shown on the World map :
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Latitude
L :
Arctic Circle
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Latitude
M : Tropic of Cancer
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Latitude
N : Tropic of Capricorn
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Longitude
O : International Dateline
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4.
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Name
the following countries that are shown
on the Asia Map :
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Mongolia
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China
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C
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Afghanistan
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D
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Pakistan
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India
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Myanmar
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G
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Thailand
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Vietnam
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5.
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Name
the capitals of the following countries that are shown on the Asia map :
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Capital
of country I :
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Phnom
Penh
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Capital
of country J :
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Jakarta
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Capital
of country K :
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Tokyo
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Capital
of country L :
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Kuala
Lumpur
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Capital
of country M :
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Taipei
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Capital
of country N :
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Manila
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Capital
of country O :
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Seoul
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Section
B : Structured Questions [15 marks]
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1.
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State
one difference between a physical and human environment.
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[2]
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Physical
Environment
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Human
Environment
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-Natural setting,
surroundings [1m]
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-Changed/modified
environment through human activities [1m]
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2.
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Name
and describe two human activities that affect the physical environment negatively.
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[4]
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Name
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Describe
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Deforestation [1m]
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Leads to soil
erosion [1m]
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Air/water/land
pollution [1m]
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Leads to the degradation
of the air/water/land.[1m]
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Accept any 2
plausible answers
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3.
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Describe
the difference in the tools used by a !Kung Bushmen as compared with a
Singaporean.
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[2]
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4.
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Describe
the difference in the source of water supply between the !Kung Bushmen and
the Singaporean.
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[2]
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!Kung
Bushmen
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Singaporean
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Use ostrich eggs to
collect rainwater for drinking [1m]
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Desalinated water/manmade
catchment areas eg reservoirs [1m]
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5.
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What
is the direction of the Earth’s rotation?
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The earth rotates from
the west to the east.
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6.
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How
long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?
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[1]
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The Earth moves or revolves around the sun and
one complete revolution takes 365.25
Days. [1m]
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7.
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Explain
the most important condition for life to exist on Earth.
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Conditions [0.5m]
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Reasons
[0.5m]
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Air
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-Earth’s atmosphere
consists of gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapour
-All living things
need oxygen to survive.
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Food
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-Plants can
flourish on the Earth due to the earth’s atmosphere
-Plants are sources
of food for animals. Humans depend on animals and plants for food.
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Temperature
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-Plants, animals
and humans need suitable temperature to survive
-eg Plants do not
grow in areas with extreme temperature.
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Water
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-Earth is the only
planet that has majority of the surface covered with liquid water.
-3% of the water on
Earth is fresh water which can be consumed.
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Accept any other plausible answers.
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8.
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Name
and describe a way for us to become good stewards of the Earth and its
resources.
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[2]
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Name
[1m]
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Describe
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Reduce deforestation
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We can reduce
deforestation to control the number of trees that are being cut down so that
animals will not lose their habitats/ reduce the effect of global warming.
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Reduce/reuse/recycle
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We can use the 3Rs
so that we do not waste our resources and help to improve the environment.
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Accept any other plausible answers.
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