Eastern Hemisphere Global Spotlight :) by AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

Southeast Asia

augustoclass2018 — 2015-10-14 15:11:04 UTC

As a team, we decided to do the region of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia has many countries to choose from(See REGION) and Singapore seemed like a very interesting country.

LOCATION

stephanieclass2018 — 2015-10-14 15:11:33 UTC

The absolute location of Singapore is 1.3000° N, 103.8000° E. Singapore is on the Southern edge of the Malay Peninsula, to the south of Malaysia and the north of Indonesia. We got this bit of our information through google maps.

PLACE

stephanieclass2018 — 2015-10-14 15:11:46 UTC

The country is mainly consisted of low hills: the highest area is Bukit Timah, at an altitude of 166 m(545 ft). People in Singapore are diverse; the country recognizes the languages English, Malay, Tamil, and Standard Mandarin, and it is home to ten major religions, including Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Singapore is home to interesting buildings such as One Raffles Place 1, Republic Plaza, and OUB Plaza One, according to Emporis(Tallest buildings in Singapore). It also has one of the best airports in the world, Singapore Changi Airport, according to "The World's top 10 Airports of 2015".

MOVEMENT

stephanieclass2018 — 2015-10-14 15:11:57 UTC

Singapore mainly imports oil, machinery, electronics, and precious metals from countries such as China Indonesia, Malaysia, USA, etc, and its exports are also mostly electronics, oil, and chemicals, according to Singapore(SGP) Exports, Imports and Trade Partners. "Buses are, by far, the most common form of public transportation in Singapore, followed by the MRT and taxis respectively," according to Public Transportation in Singapore. The city-state with almost 5 million people, with about a quarter being non-residents("Migration and Integration of Singapore"). Immigration has been a major contribution to Singapore, with its diverse culture; and "most of the city's population growth until the World War II was due to immigration," according to "Rapid Growth in Singapore's Immigrant Population Brings Policy Challenges".

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

stephanieclass2018 — 2015-10-14 15:12:02 UTC

A way that people living in Singapore interact with the country is by using fish and other kinds of seafood as food sources,taking advantage of the fact that Singapore is located near the sea.(The Food We Eat|AVA). An inference we can make about Singapore as well is that there are many people who own boats there. Since they live near the sea, it is most likely.

Human-interaction in Singapore had started out as not so great. The city had been rich of trees, until 98% of them were cut down to to be used as building material. People had then turned their effects on the land, to negative, with pollution. The main source of of pollution was through air and water. The carbon emission level in Singapore had caused much of pollution for the air. The waste, and oil from import and export industries caused pollution for the many water bodies in Singapore. Urbanization is one of the very extreme environmental issues. It is known that about 90% of Singapore has gone through deforestation, in the period of 1980 to 2010. Looking at 179 countries, Singapore was among one of the worst with environmental issues. To end this problem of the environmental issues, a new plan, named “The Singapore Green Plan, 2012” was created. It was expected to help make more reuseable sources, plant more often to decrease carbon, polluting the air, supply clean water for homes and industries, and create clean lands by recycling, trying to keep junk from going to landfills. All this information is supported by and in the article, “Asian Studies: Singapore”.

Singapore

rukayatclass2018 — 2015-10-15 16:21:28 UTC

Singapore is an interesting country in Southeast Asia. Singapore has its own specific and unique characteristics, environments, and goods.

Region

augustoclass2018 — 2015-10-19 13:04:03 UTC

Southeast Asia is a region in Asia located in the southeastern part of Asia. Countries in the region of Southeast Asia include Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma], Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei,and the Philippines, according to Ms. Annette. Languages spoken in the various countries of Southeast Asia include Sino-Tibetan: e.g. Burmese (Myanmar); Tai languages: Thai, Lao. Austro-Asiatic: Mon, Khmer (Cambodian); Vietnamese, according to "Spoken and Written Languages of Southeast Asia". Religions practiced in Southeast Asia include Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Animism, Christianity(Catholicism), and Confucianism.(Religions of Southeast Asia). Southeast Asia has a tropical climate with many tropical rainforests and mountains. In these environments many endangered animals make their homes. An environmental problem in Southeast Asia is that there are many poachers that are willing to make money out of animal products that are taken from the animals from the local environment. This means that the country is losing animals that lived there originally.(6 Environmental Challenges Facing Southeast Asia and How you can Help). A political problem in Southeast Asia is that Singapore's prime minister Lee Kuan Yew died, and both parties have no idea what to do while their representatives take the lead. This means that the country might not be able to continue with it's good politicial power.(Singapore’s First Election After Lee Kuan Yew Promises Continuity). Singapore is an area with a tropical climate, staying hot and humid even in winter. The lowest temperature everrecorded in Singapore was about 67 degrees Fahrenheit, based on "Singapore Travel Guide".