CHAPTER 3 PART 2

Multiple Choice

In which country was the Suez Canal constructed?

• Spain

• Israel

• Egypt

• Turkey

Multiple Choice

Why did the Europeans construct the Suez Canal?

• To earn income from ships that pass Suez Canal

• To get more resources from Middle East

• To shorten maritime journey to Asia

• To protect their sea trade

Multiple Choice

How would Suez Canal benefit Singapore?​ ​

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• Trade will increase in Singapore

• Singapore can obtain spices from Suez Canal

• Singapore can obtain natural resources from Suez Canal

• People in Singapore can work in Suez Canal

Draw

Circle the location of Suez Canal

Fill in the Blank

Malaya produced important raw materials. They were _______ and tin.

Multiple Choice

Why was tin in great demand?

• To make cars

• To make cans for canned food

• To make jewellery

• To build bridges a

Multiple Choice

How did tin trade benefit Singapore?

• Singapore could have its own tin mining too

• Singapore could smelt and export tin

• Singapore could manufacture canned food

• Singapore could manufacture cars

Fill in the Blank

Who was an expert on rubber trees?

Multiple Choice

Singapore became a rubber producing country with many rubber plantations.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

How did Singapore benefit from the rubber trade?

• People in Singapore could find rubber plantation jobs in Malaya

• Singapore could plant rubber trees and export latex

• Singapore became a rubber processing centre

• Singapore could produce car tyres

Multiple Choice

Why was rubber in high demand?

• Because of car industry- tyres for cars

• Because of erasers- more children used erasers

• Because of shoes- shoes were made of rubber then

• Because of construction- rubber was needed in housing