Singapore

Question 1

Identify the main shipping channel between the Indian ocean and Pacific ocean.

Answer 1

The Strait of Malacca.

Question 2

The maximum size of a tanker allowed to travel into the Straight of Malacca is known as…

Answer 2

‘The Mallacamax’ the strait is not deep enough to permit some large ships.

Question 3

Close to the south of Singapore the Strait of Malacca narrows to 2.8km creating one of the world’s most…

Answer 3

Significant traffic choke points.

Question 4

Singapore is the ___ largest exporter and the ___ largest importer in the world.

Answer 4

Singapore is the **14th **largest exporter and the **15th **largest importer in the world.

Question 5

What does the 16km long Singapore Strait provide for Malaccamax class ships?

Answer 5

Deepwater passage to the Port of Singapore

Question 6

The Port of Singapore trans-ships what portion of international crude oil supplies?

Answer 6

50% of Brente Crude passes through the Port of Singapore making it the world’s busiest trans-shipment port.

Question 7

What percentage of containers are trans-shiped by the Port of Singapore?

Answer 7

1/5 or 20% of international containers pass through the port yearly.

Question 8

Why is the Port of Singapore an economic neccessity?

Answer 8

Singapore has no real natural resources and a very small land mass.

Singapore relies heavily on imports of materials from abroad aswell as imports of food.

Any other logical valid explanation sufficient, its an open question.