ST.
ROSE OF LIMA’S COLLEGE
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION 2021-2022
GEOGRAPHY
Answers
FORM 3 Total marks: / 80
SECTION A: Multiple Choice Questions (14 marks)
1. A 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.B 6. B 7. D 8.A 9.C
10.A 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A
SECTION B: Structured Questions (60 marks)
1
a.
(i)
Weather element 14 September 2014
Precipitation No rainfall 1
o
Temperature 30 C 1
Air pressure 1007 hPa 1
Wind speed 2.5 m/s 1
Wind direction Northeast 1
(ii) 992 hPa 1
b.
(i) A: Front vortex 1 B: Eye 1 C: Rear vortex 1
(ii) Strong wind and heavy rain 2
(iii) - Strong wind might blow down trees and damage natural vegetation.
- Heavy rain could induce landslides.
- Heavy rain could damage crops, which would result in raising food prices.
- Collapsed trees might cause traffic congestion.
- Strong wind could damage electric cables, leading to suspension of electricity
supply.
- Strong wind would destroy buildings.
- Casualties and loss of property might result.
- Economic activities might be affected.
(Any three or other reasonable answers, 3)
(iv) - Set up good monitoring and warning
- Build typhoon-proof buildings
- Design better land use planning to move settlements away from the shoreline
- Educate the public to take precautionary action.
- Establish well-trained rescue teams
(Any three, 3)
1
(v) The heavy rain stops. /There is suddenly no rain. 1
The strong wind stops. /the weather becomes calm. 1
(vi) - Cut off supply of warm moist air from the sea. 1
- Frictions on land slow down the wind speed. 1
2.
a. (i) – Banda Aceh: (0.5 x 220) km = 110 km (+ 22) km 2
– Singapore: (4 x 220) km = 880 km (+ 22) km 2
(ii) – Banda Aceh 1
– Banda Aceh is closer to the epicenter as it is 110 km 2
away from the epicenter.
(iii) – Indonesia is located near the plate boundary where the
Eurasian Plate meets the Indo-Australian Plate
– Convection currents in the mantle drive these plates to
move towards each other
– Pressure builds up along the plate boundary
– Pressure exceeds the strength of rocks
– The rocks fractured and displaced
– Energy released in the form of seismic waves, caused
the earthquake. (Max. 5)
b. (i) – The epicentre was located near a densely populated city.
The collapse of buildings will cause a large casualty.
– The earthquake occurred in the dawn while many people
were still sleeping. They are slow to response and
resulting high casualty.
– It was a strong and shallow earthquake (M 6.5 at a
depth of 8 km) There is a great surface destruction and
causes high casualty.
– Long duration of the earthquake (lasted for 10 to 15
seconds) The energy release will be large and thus the
destruction is large. (Any two with explanation, 4)
(ii) New buildings, roads and bridges should have shock-proof 1
design
(iii) – Lack of capital
– Low level of technology
– Inefficient governance
– Corruption
– Lack of experts / professionals
– Low level of education
(Any two, 2)
2
(iv)
– Too poor to move to a safe place
– Low level of skills / knowledge that can hardly move to another
country
– Do not want to loss their social ties/strong social ties
– Underestimate the risks of natural hazards
(Any 2, 2)
3.
a. (i) X: Low pressure 1
Y: High pressure 1
(ii) Seasonal wind 1
Onshore wind 1
Warm and wet 1
(Any two, 2)
b. (i) 300C-150C= 150C 2
(ii) Yes, there is distinct season. 1
There is a large annual range of temperature which 150C. 1
c. There is rain brought by Summer monsoon. 1
As it is wet onshore wind. 1
4.
a.
Characteristic Name Location
a. Made up of semi-molten rock Mantle 1 B1
b. Made up of plates Crust 1 C1
c. The thickest part Core 1 A1
b. Plates at X are moving towards each other/converging/colliding. 1
Plates at Y are moving away from each other/diverging. 1
3
SECTION C: Short essay (6 marks)
1.
There are many ways to prepare for earthquakes and help reduce the loss of life and
property.
First, we should have a good land use planning to avoid building facilities with
potential dangers, such as oil depots, in earthquake-prone regions. Besides, we
should set up evacuation routes with adequate road signs. These guide people to go
to safe places or meeting points as soon as possible. (2)
Second, designing earthquake-proof buildings and strengthening roads and bridges
can reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused by the collapse of structures.
(2)
Third, we can use equipment to predict the time and place that earthquakes may
occur. This helps reduce the loss of life by issuing early warning and giving time
for people to escape. (2)
Very often, the magnitude of earthquakes is so powerful that we cannot prevent it.
What we can do is to prepare for and respond to earthquakes.
(Note: It is acceptable for students to answer other ways such as educating people about
the knowledge of earthquakes and carrying out earthquake drills.)
