Section A (13 marks)

Answer ALL questions

1

Study Fig. 1 of Insert 1.

Raffles Institution is a school in Bishan, Singapore.
(a)

(b)

Students carried out a fieldwork exercise in Raffles Institution.

After a preliminary survey of the area, the students wanted to study the microclimate of
the school.
(i) One student thought that the air temperatures within the school compound vary
across different areas. State a suitable hypothesis to test this idea and explain how it
could be tested.

[3]

(ii) From studying the satellite map in Fig. 1, sketch the layout of the different areas
labelled. Include a title and key for the sketch map.

[3]

Table 1 shows the average wind speed and temperature on each day.
Area
Tennis court
Field
Carpark A
Garden
Swimming pool
Carpark B

(c)

Wind speed (m/s)

3.8
3.4
3.1
2.9
3.9
3.0
Table 1

Temperature (C)
35
33
35
30
31
32

(i) Use the data in Table 1 to produce a graph on Fig. 2 (Insert 2). It should show the
wind speed and temperature of all areas.

[3]

(ii) Suggest reasons for the varying temperatures in Table 1.

[2]

The students used the same pocket weather tracker to measure the wind speed at all
areas. They stood still in the area for 10 seconds and recorded the highest wind speed.
Suggest improvements to the data collection method.

[2]

Section B (22 marks)

Answer ALL questions
2

Table 2 shows the annual climate data for Singapore.

Climate data for Singapore
Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Year

Daily mean C

26.0

26.5

27.0

27.4

27.7

27.7

27.4

27.3

27.2

27.0

26.5

26.0

26.98

Rainfall mm

243.2

159.9

185.7

178.9

171.3

162.1

158.7

175.4

169.2

193.8

256.9

287.4

2,342.5

% humidity

84.7

82.8

83.8

84.8

84.4

83.0

82.8

83.0

83.4

84.1

86.4

86.9

84.2

Table 2
(a)

Describe and explain the pattern of Singapores relative humidity.

[3]

(b)

Using Table 2, identify and describe the climatic characteristics of the climate zone
Singapore is in.

[3]

Describe the greenhouse effect that is essential to life on earth, and explain how it
sustains life.

[4]

(c)

(d)

Fig. 3 (Insert 3) highlights the nations who signed the Copenhagen Accord.
Using evidence from Fig. 3 and studies that you have made, explain one success and
one limitation of the Copenhagen Conference.

(e)

[4]

The most significant anthropogenic cause of global warming is burning of fossil fuels.
Discuss with relevant examples.

[8]

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