singapore

Languages and culture.

- There are various cultures in Singapore

including Chinese, Malay, Indian.

- Some of the languages the people speak

there include Malay, Tamil, English, and

Singaporean Mandarin.

- Singaporean Mandarin is the language

mostly spoken by all the people in

Singapore, although English is most widely

spoken there as well.

Ethnic groups and
cultural diffusion.

- Ethic Groups: Chinese predominate makes up three

Forths the total amount of ethnic groups while Malays

are the next largest group, and Indians coming in third.

- The Singaporean cruise is an example of cultural

diffusion along with the Malay hawker stalls, they are

little stands with different objects that those people

can sell. Anywhere from food, to toys/useful items.

Cultural Hearth
in Singapore

-Thumb drive also known as the USB
originated from Singapore

-Sustainable synthetic seafood was invented
in Singapore, its artificial seafood created to
help sustain the amount of fishing.

-Infared fever screening system was invented
to quickly identify the people in a crowd who
might have a fever, they used it lots
during the Covid Pandemic.

Birthrate/deathrate

-Current birthrate in Singapore in 24 is 8220
birth per 1000 people

-Birthrate is a ‘ratio’ number that is a number
of live born births per year.

-Singapore has about 4.2 deaths out of an
1,000 population ( 23)

-Most deaths come from a disease called the
“cardiovascular” disease

Population density and pyramid

- The population density as of 2023 is 8592

Km squared.

- There is about 74.2 percent of Chinese

people in Singapore, 13.7 percent Malay, 8.9
percent Indian, and the rest of the population
is 3.2 percent.

- The population in Singapore is

relatively equal for both boys and girls,
the most people live from 20 to 65, that is
the biggest part of their population.

3 Push factor
and 3 pull
factors

- People move to Singapore

because of the quality of life in

Singapore

- Escaping war, poverty,

improving their living

conditions

The type of government Singapore
has had/what they have now

-Singapore was under the
sovereignty/power of British Empire
since early 19thcentury. Then they
gained their independence in 1963
and joined the Federation of
Malaysia before they became their
own independent
sovereignty/power.

-Now Singapore is a Unitary
parliamentary republic.

The Levels of
Government

- Singapore has 3

levels/branches

- The president

-The Prime Minister

- The Parliament

WHAT TYPE OF
BOUNDARIES DOES
SINGAPORE HAVE?

Singapore is separated between the peninsula of Malaysia and also
between Indonesia

The Economic system of
Singapore.

- Singapore is a highly

developed free-market

economy.

- That means supply and

demand control production

and labor.

Economic
Activities.

- Electronics manufacturing and

machinery, financial services,

tourism, and the worlds

busiest cargo seaport.

The
Development
level of
Singapore.

- Singapore is a newly

developed country.

- They had a rapid

transformation

- It went from a developing

country to a developed

country, high income economy

in a relatively short time.

Three biggest
cities in Singapore

o Woodlands - the population is 250,000 and it is

known for the Causeway Bridge to Johor Bahru

o Jurong West – the population is almost 300,000 and

it is known for having the largest manufacturing hub

since independence.

o Singapore – 5,638,700 and it is known for its stunning

skyline and its iconic landmarks.

Question?

- What Economic system is Singapore?

Answer- highly developed free market.

What model is
Singapore?

- Singapore is a Multiple Nuclei.

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Challenges with Urban Growth.

- In the woodlands urban growth is causing

biodiversity loses, elevated temperatures

caused by the urban heat island effect.

- Urban heat island effect is where areas

experience higher temperature levels than

outlying areas.

- In Singapore urban growth is causing the loss

of vegetation cover which may cause services

like waterflow regulation to be greatly reduced.

Which can cause urban flood risks.