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Geography (Geography in Everyday Life) Flashcards

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How is sense of place developed?

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happens when people associate meaning to a place

developed through
* repeated encounters
* significant events

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Characteristics of a precinct

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  • made up of 400-800 residential units
  • in close proximity
  • serves needs of residents
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Characterisitics of a Neighbourhood

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  • made up of 4000 - 6000 residential units OR a few precincts
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Characterisitcs of a Town

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  • made up of a few neighbourhoods
  • has a** town centre**
  • range of** facilites** (more conveient to residents and able to meet their needs)
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What is the use of a town centre?

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enables residents to travel to and from the town centre conveniently

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What is the purpose of town planning?

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  • needed as to serve residemts and provide for nature
  • creates connections and synergies
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What are intergrated facilities

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facilities that bring ammenties under one roof

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How does town planning ** serve residents & provide for nature? **

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Most land is used for housing, industrial and commercial development

Remaining land used for roads, schools and essential facilities

These faciliteis enable town to be self-sufficient & increase employment opportunities

These facilities complement one another

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What is an example of how town planning serves residents and provide for nature?

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Tengah, the forest town,

at town level, there is a 5km forest corridor that enavle convenient travel by foot / cycling

at neighbourhood level, there are community gardens that provide opportunites to farm together at community garden

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How does town planning create connections & synergies?

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create synergies to achieve sustainablitiy

this is done by optimising scare land resources to cater for diverse needs of curren & future generations

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What is an examples of how ** town planning creates connections & synergies? **

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Urban Redevelopment Authoriy (URA)

  • help to coordinate long-term planning with multiple stakegolders & agencies
  • maps out land uses & infrastucture needs over next 50 years
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How do you obtain Economic Sustainablity?

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  • by ensuring neighbourhood has a high enough population density
  • population can support local businesses
  • keeping transport & infrastructure costs low
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What are some examples of Economic Sustainability?

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Transport:
* when schools are nearer to integrated transport hubs, students may opt to walk a short distance (minimising costs)

Infrastructure
* when a bus interchange is next to a train station, there is no need for residents to build additional infrastructure (roads, bridges) to minimise costs

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How to achieve Social Sustainability?

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  • making sure residents feel included, have a sense of identity
  • plenty of community spaces so there are more regular social interactions
  • making sure issues faced can be resolved with an adequate neighbourhood structure
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What are some examples of Social Sustainability?

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Residents’ Networks (RN)
* promotes neighbourliness & community cohesiveness
* organises regular activities
* encourages residents to voice out their opinions

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How is Environmental Sustainability achieved?

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Achieved when there is
1) Ample Protection for nature
2) Facilities that support waste minimisation & recycling
3) Energy & water-efficient designs for buildings

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How does having ‘Ample Protection for Nature achieve Environmental Sustainability

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  • achieved through concentrated efforts to protect native species & habitats
  • to re-establish species that once existed
  • biodiversity can be maximised by having a wide variety of habitats

Examples Include NPB

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How does ‘Facilities that Support waste minimisation & recycling’ achieve environmental sustainability?

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  • by having conveniently located recycling facilities (blue recycling bin)
  • recycling also encouraged through neighbourhood scale activites
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How does Energy & Water-efficient designs for buildings achieve environmental sustainabiltiy?

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  • residents can opt for these designs to minimise use of resources
  • smart tech & eco-friendly features can also be installed
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What are the 4 types of Ecosystem Services?

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  • Provisioning
  • Regulating
  • Cultural
  • Supporting
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What are Provision Ecosystem Services?

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  • tangible resources (food, water, wood) that can be obtained
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What are Regulating Ecosystem services

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  • Benefits obtained from regulation of ecosystem processes (regulate climate, outbreak of disease
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What are Cultural Ecosystem Services

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Benefits obtained by humans (includes educational opportunities & recreational activities

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What are Supporting Ecosystem Services

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Supports other ecosystem services through processes such as photosynthesis which helps maintains O2 content on Earth, pollination

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What are some common hazards? (stated in textbook)

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  • Fire Hazards
  • Air Pollution Hazards
  • Traffic Hazards
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What are Fire Hazards?

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caused by unattended cooking and faulty electrical appliances

causes damage to property and causes burn injuries

e.g. 200 fire injuries in SG 2021

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What are Air Pollution Hazards?

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caused by presence of contaminants in the air

causes respiratory infections and lung cancer

e.g. 555 vegetation fires in 2019

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What are Traffic Hazards

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caused by speeding and drink-driving

causes severe injuries in traffic accidents

e.g. 969 speeding accidents in 2021

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Describe Simple Random Sampling Method

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how -> research carried out using a number generator

use -> large sample population, less bias as everyone has an equal chanceo f getting picked

30
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Describe Stratisfied Random

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how -> make 2 diff subgroups and use number generator

use->used when needs 2 diff subgroups, less bias as everyone has an equal chance of getting picked

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Describe Quota Sampling:

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how-> have different subgroups and pick according to convenience sampling

31
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Describe Convenience Sampling:

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how-> give survey to the first few people you come across

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Describe Systematic Sampling

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how-> set an interval of people chosen by researcher

33
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Things to note in scatter graph:

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TapL: title, axis, points, line (best fit line)

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