Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

All must
All:
recognise why
High Performance Learning
Singapore has a
developed
economy

Flexible Thinking-I am aware that there are

Most different solutions to a problem
Compare absolute
and relative Evolutionary Thinking-create a new idea by
poverty and use
examples
building on existing idea or diverting from them
Concern for Society-begin to have an
understanding of human rights
Some
Should state how a
place’s location
can help in its
development
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

India –NEE(new emerging Britain –Developed economy

All must
All:
recognise why
economy)
Singapore has a
developed
economy

Most Gross Domestic Product Infant Mortality Rate Gross Domestic Product Infant Mortality Rate
Compare absolute ______________________ ______________ ______________________ ______________
and relative    
poverty and use
examples

Adult Literacy Rate Child Mortality Rate Adult Literacy Rate Child Mortality Rate
Some
__________ ________ __________ ________
Should state how a __________ _______ __________ _______
place’s location
can help in its
development
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

Meet Singapore
 Singapore is an island country of the tip of
All must
All: Malaysia
recognise why  It is very small: less than half the size of London
Singapore has a  It has nearly 4 million citizens-and 1.6 million
developed other people working there on contract, who will
economy leave once their contract runs out.
 About three-quarters of its citizens belong to the
Chinese ethnic group. Most of the rest are
Malaysian and Indian.
Most
Compare absolute A little history
and relative
poverty and use In 1819, Britain signed a treaty with the ruler
examples of Singapore, to set up a British trading post
there. Then stage by stage, the island became
a British colony.
During World War II, Japan invaded the island,
Some and destroyed most of it. After the war,
Should state how a Singapore rebuilt itself. In 1965, after years of
place’s location
internal conflict, Singapore became an
can help in its
development
independent country.( A year after Malawi!)
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

All must
All:
recognise why
Singapore has a
developed
economy
There is not much land in Singapore so
many people live in high-rise buildings
Most Goods waiting for their next ship, at
Compare absolute
and relative Singapore port.
poverty and use
examples

Some
Should state how a Schools have latest technology and
place’s location Singapore has the highest literacy
can help in its Not so well off-some people live in
rates.
development streets and face challenged living
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

All must
All:
recognise why Where is Singapore? Give as much detail as you
Singapore has a can, including names of two countries nearest to
developed it.
economy 2a) Having a port has helped Singapore develop.
See if you can explain how.
2b) China is the world’s top manufacturing
Most country. How does this help Singapore. See the
Compare absolute map.
and relative 2c) There are very few farmers in Singapore.
poverty and use Why?
examples
3. In what ways is Singapore similar to Dubai and
how is it different?

Some
Should state how a
place’s location
can help in its
development
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

Absolute poverty-
All must
All: Relative poverty- Where people are so poor that
recognise why they cannot meet the basic
Singapore has a
when people are poor compared to needs, for example food, clean
developed the average in their society ( but water and sanitation, health.
economy may still have enough to survive)
Extreme Poverty-
where people are living on less than
Most $1.25 per day
Compare absolute
and relative
poverty and use
examples

Some
Should state how a
place’s location
can help in its
development
 Lesson objective: To discover factors which support a developed country and make comparisons

PLENARY
All must
All:
recognise why
Singapore has a
developed
economy

Most
Compare absolute
and relative
poverty and use
examples

Some
Should state how a
place’s location
can help in its
development