Singapore

Case Study of a Global Hub

Marian Bay and City from Singapore Flyer, Singapore, Singapore
Marian Bay and City, Singapore
This travel blog photo's source is TravelPod page Singapore Flyer and Night Safari

 

 

Task

Watch the following video to answer the first two questions (see alternate link if you cannot access youtube):

1. Where is Singapore located? On which sea? How is this location an advantage? (you may also have a look at the location map of Singapore and compare it to this map of the world major shipping routes)

2. Why is Singapore one of the Asian tigers? What are Singapore's main assets?

3. Look up the definitions of a hub. Which one applies to Singapore?

4. How does Singapore rank among world cities? What is Singapore's ranking in the Globalization index? What is this index based on?

5. What types of traffic go through the port of Singapore?

Watch this promotional video to answer question 6 (see alternate link if you cannot access youtube):

6. What types of activities are shown in the video? How do they contribute to Singapore's role as a Global Hub?

7. Why does the author of this article describe Singapore as "The Hottest (Little) Economy in the World"? How does he explain the recent growth of Singapore's economy in spite of the global recession? Does he think Singapore's prospects are good in the long run? Why?

 

Based on an idea from M.S. Baard, http://profhistoirebaard.free.fr/