Secondary 2 Geography

Graded Assignment 1
Chapter 7

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Ramanathan SK
Name: _______________________________ ( 23 ) Group: ___________ 5 Feb 2024
Date: ______________
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1. Study the photos shown below which show two different areas in Japan.

Photo A Photo B

a) Identify the photo which shows a rural settlement and the one that shows an urban settlement. [2]

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Urban area: B
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b) Compare the differences in the characteristics of the settlements shown. [2]

Photo A Photo B

Less extensive More extensive

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More Narrow Wider

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2. Study the statistics in the table shown below.

Country Total Population (people) Total Land Area (km2)

Brunei 437,479 5,270
Bhutan 771,608 38,117

Compare the population density between Brunei and Bhutan. [3]

437,479 divided by 5,270= 83.01people/km2 771,608 divided by 38,117= 20.24 people/ km2
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Brunei's population density, 83.01people/km2 is greater than Bhutan's population density, 20.24 people/ km2
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3. Study the graph below.

Rural Population in Japan from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)

Describe the general trend in Japan’s rural population from 2014 to 2021. [3]

Japan's rural population decreased from 8.70 million in 2014 to 8.13 million in 2021. There was no fluctuation
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4. Study the world map shown below.

Describe the distribution of the world’s top ten largest countries by land area. [3]

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They are unevenly distributed across the world. Out of the ten largest countries in the world by area, 4
countries are located in Asia. Namely, Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan. Oceania has the least number of
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largest countries in the world, with 1 out of 10 countries, that is Australia. Other continents like Europe and
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Antartica are not on this list.
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5. Distinguish between push factors and pull factors. [2]

Push factors force people to move away from an area that has lower quality of life, while Pull factors
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attract people to an area that has a better quality of life.
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6. Explain one reason why cities attract many rural-urban migrants. [2]

Cities have more job opportunities than rural villages. Thus many people without jobs in rural areas would
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migrate to cities as they can work at a job and earn money to have a stable living.
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7. Explain the causes and impacts of one type of pollution in cities. [4]

Water pollution in cities are usually caused by improper management of household waste. For example, the
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household's sewage system may not be in the best condition, thus, waste will be leaked into waterways.
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Thus, the water gets contaminated and humans who consume it will get attacked by severe health hazards
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causing death
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8. Describe two ways how cities can sustainably manage cities. [4]

Do reduce water pollution, we could try to invest more in water technologies which will efficiently treat
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contaminated water in large amounts. This would decrease the amount of polluted water greatly and it will
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decrease the number of patients who die from water pollution.
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Due to reduce the amount of air being polluted, we could impose laws and fines and harsh punishments
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should be given to those who disobey laws. This will instill a new type of fear in many factory owners and they
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would stop their wrong doings
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