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1
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Give the setting of Singapore

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SE part of the island
North of the Singaporean Straight
1784 hectares
One degree north of the equator

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2
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What is the population of Singapore

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5.8 million

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3
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What is the population of the Central Area

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60,520 - relatively small to the rest of the country

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4
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What age is the majority of the population

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30-60 - Economically active

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5
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Singapore is the most………………………..country

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Densely populated

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6
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Land is……….

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Scarce - have to build efficiently (High rise flats)

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7
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What is the North West area more focused on

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Schools and resident areas. Shied away from allocating to much housing in the Central Area

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8
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How did Singapore begin

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Sir Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapore and decided it was ideal for a port, by 1900 = most important port in the region because of the Chinese market

Today the port is the worlds busiest cargo sea port

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9
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When did Singapore split from Britain

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1947 - elections held in 1948

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10
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What economic breakthroughs happened in the ’80s

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Investment made unemployment fall to 3% and a GDP growth of 8% - corruption free + low in taxation

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11
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When was the first Mass Rapid Transport Line

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1987

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12
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How much did the Singapore economy grow by in 2010

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14.7%

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13
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Give 3 major developmnents in Sinagpore

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Mass Rapid Transit
Destruction of Kampongs
Development of the Singaporean River

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14
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What was the aim of the MRT

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Enhance connectivity between suburban areas and reduce travelling times for commuters

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When was the system completed

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1990

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16
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What is the cost per km of the MRT

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$490 million

17
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How many inter-connected rail lines are there and what is the length

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5
170km
110 stations

18
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How many people use the MRT per day

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Over 3 million - more than half the entire population

19
Q

How often is their a train

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3 minutes

20
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What is a Kampong

A

A rural village

21
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Why are the Kampongs being destroyed

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The rapid urbanisation of Singapore has seen hundreds of Kampongs demolished over the last 40 years and the land freed up for re-development

22
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What are the cons of moving people from kampongs to high rise flats

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Eliminated the sense of community - new neighbours do not know each other

23
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What is the Housing Development Board

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Founded in 1960 and is in charge of building public housing

Immediatley began errecting 10-15 story blocks, adding more than 50,000 units to the city in the first 5 years

24
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What percentage of Singapore residents live in Housing Development Board buildings

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80%

25
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What is the last kampong

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Buang Kok - started as a swampy piece of land and now has 28 families

Built-in 1956, and the government provide services such as running water, electricity and a postman arrives daily

26
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What does Buang Kok mean

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Hutching one’s skirt - illustrates how flood-prone the area is

27
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What are the consequences of destroying Kampongs

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  • Loss of jobs for local people subsequently leads to an increase in social inequalities
  • Loss of Singaporean culture
  • Tension between the government who want to build high rise flats in the area and the people living in Buang Kok - the last Kampong
  • One of the main contributors to 1000 homeless people in Singapore
  • 5.8% of the population have suffered from major depression in their lifetime versus the world average of 3.8%
28
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How many rivers are in Singapore

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90

29
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Where is the Singapore River

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Runs parallel to the Alexander road in central Singapore and flows into the marina reservoir in South Singapore

30
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What happened around the river historically

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The city grew around the rivers, it grew around the port where tourists and goods would be delivered. This led to rapid urbanisation because of the large flows of people into Singapore which also increased trade with other countries

31
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How long is the Singapore River

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3.3 km

32
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What is the source of the Singapore River

A

Alexander Chanel

33
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What is the Marina Reservoir

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Singapore River runs into it. Built-in 2008 and cost £135 million. the area was mainly saltwater but through desalination, the water has been processed and provides much of the freshwater for the city

34
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The water used to be very………………which was caused by……………disposal and sewage. the prime minister in 1977 initiated a $…..million clean up of the river

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Polluted
Rubbish
300

35
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How many tourists did the Marina Reservoir attract

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18.1 million in 2017, at a constant increase in the following years

The Singapore National Stadium was built in 2014

Singapore Flyer built-in 2005

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