OBS AHET - Pesta Ubin 2021

What caused the fire at Tanjong Tajam?

• Truancy and horseplay

• Months of dry spell and hot weather

• Outdoor cooking

Why is it important to reforest?

• Plants help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and significantly decreases the presence of toxic gases like methane

• A recovering forest restores habitat loss and degradation and threats to species health

• Reforestation can reverse the damage done by erosion - The roots of trees serve as natural nets spreading extensively into the ground to hold the soil in place

Identify the leaves of a rubber tree

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On average, a Singaporean uses 141 litres of water every day. That’s 94 x 1.5 litre bottles of water a day. Our target is to lower this to 130 litres by 2030.

• True

• False

What is the importance of Reforestation?

• Create Natural Sceneries

• Reduce/Control Carbon Emission

• Combat Erosion

• Preservation of Wildlife

How many reservoirs are there in both Mainland Singapore & Ubin?

Pulau Ubin was originally two separate islands divided by Sungei Jelutong. Why did the islands combine to form present day Pulau Ubin?

• Pig Rearing

• Prawn Farming

• Rubber Plantations

• Granite Quarrying

Which of the following was built using granite mined from Ubin?

• Horsburg and Raffles Lighthouse

• Johor-Singapore Causeway

• Floor tiles (in HDB?)

• All of the above