Intro to urban patterns and Singapore

​When would we use this?

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•                 School location

•                 Medical facility location

•                 House prices within the urban area.

•                 Gentrification/ ghettoization

•                 Urban sprawl

•                 Retail development

•                 Economy/trade/tourism

•                 Population growth​

•                 Crime within the urban area

•                 Urban growth (area growth and expansion)

•                 Transport network – road and rail network

•                 Location of urban walkways/cycle ways

•                 Traffic flow 

•                 Commuter flow

•                 Land use within the urban area

•                 Location of a specific land use type e.g. industrial areas or shopping malls​

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​What do you know about the geography of Canada that might contribute to this pattern?

​What do you know about the geography of Canada that might contribute to this pattern?

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​House prices in Canada

​History of Singapore

Crime and punishment in Singapore

​Urban development

Trade and Tourism

Public transport​

• 19th century Sir Thomas Raffles from Britain and negotiates treaty to establish Singapore as a trading hub

• Singapore becomes home to people of China, India, the Malay​ peninsula.

• Unrest leads to separation of groups into different areas, e.g., Chinatown

• First settlements were established from AD 1298-1299 by the Chinese.

• ​14th century Malay Buddhists of Srivijaya found Singapura - 'The lion city' which was ruled by five kings.

• 1959 elections are held and the first Singapore government is elected.

• 1964 ​Malaysia is formed and Singapore to be absorbed into Malaysia.

• ​9 August 1965 after talks break down to join Malaysia Singapore declares itself an independent nation.

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• ​8 December 1941 Singapore is attacked from the North by the Japanese overwhelming British soldiers lead to the capture of Singapore.

• After the Japanese surrender in 1945 Singapore handed over to the British.

• In 1946 Singapore declared a British Colony​​

Complete the activity handed out in class or in files on teams