Sec 2 EYE Geography Revision

Cities that are located on _________ lands are more prone to floods.

• low-lying

• elevated

• average

The picture shows a before (left) and after (right) picture of a flood. Identify the type of flood.

To prevent floods, Singapore ensures that developments are raised up according to the MPL. MPL stands for...

• Maximum Platform Level

• Minimum Platform Level

• Minimum Platform Levee

• Maximum Platform Levee

Self-help schemes is a form of ___________ to improve the quality of housing.

• Public housing strategy

• Slum upgrading strategy

• Inclusive housing strategy

Some individuals choose to move from one place to another because of better job opportunities. This is an example of _______ that might result in housing shortage.

• Limited land supply

• Competing land use

• High birth rates

• Rural-urban migration

With reference to the picture, tick the possible impacts of flood.

• Spread of diseases due to stagnant water

• People will suffer from hypothermia

• Fast moving floodwaters causing buildings to collapse

• Contamination of groundwater supply

Slum settlements often do not have proper sanitation facilities, waste management facilities. Hence, these slums lack the provision of basic ______.

Which statement accurately converts the scale of 1:25 000 to a statement?

• 1cm on the map equals 0.25 km on actual ground

• 1cm on the map represents 25000 cm on actual ground

• 1cm on the map represents 0.25km on actual ground

• 1cm on the map represents 0.25 km in real life

Built-up areas with concrete surfaces are ______ permeable than vegetated areas and hence, likely to experience ________ amounts of surface runoff during a rain event.

• more; larger

• more; smaller

• less; larger

• less; smaller

"A sudden rise of the sea level in which water is piled up against a coastline beyond normal high-tide conditions" is called a _____ _____ (2 words)