4United Christian College (Kowloon East)

2023-2024 Spring Session

S.3 Geography Quiz 1: Landslide

Name: ______________________________ Class: 3____ ( )

1. Figure 1a shows landslide that happened in Sha Tin on 2nd July. Table 1b shows the weather conditions before the landslide.
Photographs 1c and 1d show engineering measures Y and Z.
Figure 1a

Footpaths

Number of Death: 1

Table 1b
Date Weather condition
st o Black rainstorm signal
1 July
o Red rainstorm signal
2nd July o Red rainstorm signal

Photograph 1c: Engineering Measure Y Photograph 1d: Engineering Measure Z

(a) Refer to Figure 1a. Describe the impacts of the landslide. (2 marks)

(b) Refer to Table 1b. Explain how the weather condition on 1 st and 2nd July caused the landslide in Figure 1a. (4 marks)

(c) Refer to Figure 1a and Photographs 1c and 1d.

(i) Identify engineering measures Y and Z respectively. (2 marks)

(ii) Discuss whether engineering measure Y or engineering measure Z is more appropriate to be installed at the site in
Figure 1a. (4 marks)
2. Figure 2a shows the rainfall and distribution of landslides in Hong Kong. Photograph 2b shows rock P, a common type of rock
found in Hong Kong.

Figure 2a

New Territories

Kowloon

Lantau Island HK Island

Landslide
Isohyets (mm)

Photograph 2b

(a) Refer to Figure 2a.

(i) Describe the distribution of landslides in Hong Kong. (2 marks)

(ii) Identify the type of natural hazard of landslides. (1 mark)

(iii) Name another natural hazard that belong to the same type in Question (a) (ii). (1 mark)

(b) “The hot and wet climate and rock P in Photograph 2b increases the risk of landslides in Hong Kong.”

Refer to Photograph 2b, explain the above statement. (3 marks)

 United Christian College (Kowloon East)
2023-2024 Spring Session
S.3 Geography Quiz 1: Landslide
Answer Sheet
Name: ______________________________ Class: 3____ ( ) Marks: ______

1. (a)

(2 marks)

(b)

(4 marks)

(c) (i)

(2 marks)

(ii)

(4 marks)

2. (a) (i)

(2 marks)

(ii) (1 mark)

(iii) (1 mark)

(b)

(3 marks)
 United Christian College (Kowloon East)
2023-2024 Winter Session
S.3 Geography Quiz 1: Landslide Suggested Answers

1. (a) Roads/ footpaths were damaged (1)

Loss of life/ people are dead (1) (one person died → 0.5? copy data only)

Houses/ settlements were damaged (1) loss of properties (0.5) (2 marks)

(b) Persisted heavy rainfall from 1st July to 2nd July (1)

Rain water increase weight of slope material (1)

Shear stress / driving force increased (1)

Rain water decreases the cohesion / friction of slope material (1)

Shear strength / resisting force decreased (1)

When shear stress (driving force) is larger than shear strength (resisting force), landslide occurred. (4 marks)

(c) (i) Y: Soil nail

Z: flexible barrier (2 marks)

Criteria:
(ii) - Impact to the surrounding environment (Natural terrain/ slope)
- Necessity/ Cost-effectiveness (only a few temples/ houses/ roads nearby, low
population density)
- Feasibility (low feasibility technically, as it is not connected by main roads to urban
area, it has low feasibility for workers and trucks to carry out construction)
- Logical and well-elaborated explanation(s) demonstrating good knowledge of
related geographical concepts and with reference to information provided 4
- With a clear and appropriate stance
- A sound explanation in greater detail with reference to the information provided,
OR 3
- Two or more explanations in greater detail
- An appropriate explanation in greater detail, OR
2
- Two or more brief explanations
- One brief explanation only 1

(4 marks)
2. (a) (i) • Unevenly distributed (1)
• Scattered in New Territories (1)
• Clustered in Kowloon peninsula and Hong Kong Island (1)
• More cases of landslides in areas with heavier rainfall.(1) (2 marks)

(ii) Geological hazard (1) (1 mark)

(iii) Earthquake / tsunami / volcanic eruption (1) (1 mark)

(b)
• Rock X is granite. (1)
• Weathering of granite produces loose soil and slope materials. (1)
• Cohesion of slope materials decreases. (1)
• Shear strength decreases. Landslide occurs easily. (1) (3 marks)