Saturday, September 27, 2008
Exam tips @ 9:37 AM
For all levels, you need to mapwork, as dicussed, all must know 4 grid reference, contour interval, compass direction, measuring distance using a scale, physical and manmade features. For Sec 2, both levels need to know about settlement patterns. Sec 2 Express, you need to bring your protractor as you will to find bearings and 6 grid reference.All must bring a ruler, calculator and pencil for your mapwork.
For sec 1:
Chapter 10-
Water Cycle
River features for the upper, middle and lower course
Know the difference between a drainage basin and watershed
Delta formation and how distributaries deposit sediments to form floodplians
Benefits and problems of the river (different from dam)
Benefits and problems of the dam (different from river)
Chapter 11-
Annual rainfall
The difference and how to measure mean temperature and temperature range.
Read a climograph
Read a max min thermometer (look only at the bottom part of the metal indicator, usually black in colour)
Know your weather equipments like rain gauge, stevenson screen, wind vane and wind rose
How wind is created.
How to read a wind rose.
Know how to read a rainfall map (Basically, know where there is more rainfall on the map, bigger the number, higher the rainfall.)
benefits (consistent pattern) and problems (inconsistent pattern) of weather and climate to people.
Chapter 12-
Distribution, climate, feature and adaptation of plants. Follow the worksheet and you will be fine.
benefits of vegetations (check the last pages of chapter 10).
Sec 2 N(A)
Chapter 8-
Features and problems of 4 national taps
Vulnerability due to water shortage
How to conserve water
Chapter 9-
Cause, effect and prevention of air, land and water pollution
How acid rain is formed and its damages
3Rs at International, National, Individual level
Chapter 10-
Cause, effect and prevention of global warming and ozone depletion
Know that the only link between global warming and ozone depletion is CFC as it is a greenhouse gas, global warming does not cause ozone depletion.
Montreal Protocol is for reducing ozone depletion and Kyoto Protocol is to reduce carbon emission to stop global warming.
Sec2 Express
Chapter 2:
Rate of natural increase
Factors of high birth rate, low birth rate, high death rate, low death rate
How government can help with each of the rates except low death rates
How to read a population pyramid
Chapter 3:
The difference and features and purpose of each settlment pattern.
Amenities, transportation, communication, main economic activities and lifestyles (education, income, stress level) of a rural and urban settlement
Chapter 4:
Know the steps for each farming methods, slash and burn purpose, monoculture in plantation, etc
Inputs and outputs for each farming method.
The difference in subsistence and commercial farming.
Chapter 5:
What is a transport and communication hubs?
How transport and communication hubs can lead to globalisation to a shrinking world and promote entrepreneurship.
Chapter 10:
Cause, effect and prevention of global warming and ozone depletion
Know that the only link between global warming and ozone depletion is CFC as it is a greenhouse gas, global warming does not cause ozone depletion.
Montreal Protocol is for reducing ozone depletion and Kyoto Protocol is to reduce carbon emission to stop global warming.