hi there~
mr tan gave e2 some tips on geog test.
so it's dwn here..

GENERAL MAP KNOWLEDGE
better be familiar with names and location (position)of:
- the reservoirs of S'pore in pg 39 (tested last time)
- some main areas where there is reclaimed land (e.g. Tuas/Jurong Island)
- the main places on earth with huge forests like Amazon and Congo forests,
the names of continents, oceans and big deserts.(e.g. map in pg 105, 109)
not in txtbk search in atlas

PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- why people spoil the environment (pg100-103)
- hw ppl spoil the environment bcoz of rapid population growth
esp. since 1950(which century?)see pg. 5,49.
- deforestation(pg5), industrialization, pollution(units 29.30)and other action.
what do industries(factories) throw out that dirty the air (other than smoke)
- noe the diff. between renewable and non-renewable resource(name examples)
- noe y S'pore has a special problem with water(pg 38)
- y is there a shortage of water in S'pore?
- y is it often called a "strategic resource"?
- noe the methods of increasing water supply in S'pore(pg42-44) Find the name
of usable and drinkable water.

POSITIVE IMPACTS OF HUMAN ACTIONS
Land as a Resource
- y population increase is the main reason for a shortage of land, what
is the name for a country whose land is carrying the maximum number of
people possible.
- hw thru bad practices lyk abandoning mines (pg 50,68)lead to derelict land.
- wad is arable land and hw ppl can increase arable land (explain and define
arable land)
How to increase arable land
- not causing erosion by farming on steep slopes
- terracing. hw is terracing done? y ppl in sum countries have to do
terracing and also prevents soil erosion (pg58,59)
- noe thw diff. between the diff. methods of reclaiming land(Tanjong Karang pg72)
- S'pore landfill method (pg83) be able to describe hw they r carried out and
the limitations faced. noe the definations of canas, dykes, drainage.
- noe wad can be done to abandoned mines to make them useful again.

NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
- y do modern life leads to the waste of resources (pg 103)
eg. domestic, industries, agriculture (animals' waste getting into water)
- wad is deforestation? y is deforestation bad? y r forests good? see pg101,104-106
- the impacts of deforestation
- places or examples of forests being chopped down very quickly
(eg. the indonesia side of the island of Borneo called Kalimantan)
- hw to prevent deforestation (selective cutting not clear cutting)
- wad is meant desertification? hw does it spoil land?
- hw activities such as domestic, insustrial and farming cause pollution?
- why is mining an especially bad activity for the environment (industrial activity)
- y is there alot of problems in gettin rid of all domestic and industrial waste?
- hw can rubbish be cleared? (incineration/landfill pg114-115)
- noe the diff. between incineration method and landfill method.

some points lyk selective cutting and clear cutting
i oso dunno wad izzit
it's written down there on the tips for e2
probably dat's the anwser

gd luck
buaiz