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WorksheetsSingapore Issues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
While observing seemingly mundane day-to-day occurrences, one should critically analyse the significance of what one observes as there are underlying issues for why people behave and think in certain ways.
True
False
Do you think Singapore is ready for the future?
EVER-READY! :)
ERM.... I'm not so sure... maybe... and only if...
NEVER-ready... :(
Provide your reasons for your earlier response:
Why do you think Singapore is/is not ready for the future?
Which of the following are the implications of changing demographics with regards to an aging population? (Tick all applicable options.)
Impact on productivity growth
Impact on social mobility
Impact on
labour force participation
Impact on immigration policies
Which of the following are existing efforts in Singapore to tackle healthcare issues? (Tick all correct options.)
Free public healthcare for all
ActiveSG
Raising awareness on chronic conditions such as diabetes
Use of medical technology to diagnose and treat illnesses
The Singapore government has put in place initiatives that target cure rather than prevention with regards to healthcare issues.
True
False
The Lecture also discusses the growing social inequality in Singapore where someone who lives in public housing has ties to an average of 4.3 people who live in public housing and 0.8 people who live in private housing. Additionally, someone who went to a non-elite school, has ties to an average of 3.9 people who went to a non-elite school and only 0.4 people who went to an elite school.
What do you think is the significance of such data? What does it show and why is it important?
Which of the following can play a role as a social leveller? (Tick all correct options)
sports
investment in common spaces
More spaces for priority registration in Primary 1 for the alumni in the elite schools.
structural challenges to remain for single-mothers
A disturbing trend can be noted in the attitudes of the young today as some of the young people seem to view citizenship as 't (a) '.
What is dangerous about such an attitude- one that views citizenship as merely 'transactional'?
Which of the following is NOT an external challenge faced by Singapore?
Geopolitical challenges
Economic challenges
Changing attitudes of Singaporean youth
Vulnerability to external forces
What is 'geopolitics'?
It is the analysis of how geography (location and size) of a country can affect its power relationships with other countries.
It is about geographic determinism where human action is determined by the physical environment.
The management of air space (Flight Information Region/ FIR) is a contentious issue between Singapore and _________ .
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
Philippines
Why is it so important for SG to continue to have control over the air space over the Riau islands? (Tick all correct options.)
Allows SG to have control over the flight information of that region.
Allows SG to have a competition edge over others (Changi Airport).
Allows SG to remain as an aviation hub (crucial for employment).
What is/are the identified impacts of innovation on the economy in the Lecture,
if any? (Tick all correct options.)
Minimal changes as the economy is not attuned to innovation.
Change in skills demand
Unpredictability of the job market
Tendency of the younger working adults to job-hop.
