Population and development
What will happen when world population size reach 7 billion?
How can we sustain development?
What will happen when world population size reach 7 billion?
How can we sustain development?
GM food
The story in the film "GM food and you" is a journey through the maze of complexities surrounding genetic modification. New technologies have a great influence on our daily lives and GM food is no exception. After all, plants provide us with the food we need to survive. However, GM food is a controversial area where both the basic research and its application to our daily lives is viewed with suspicion by members of the public. Legitimate concerns have been raised. Is GM food safe to eat? What are the impacts on our environment? Do we need it? Is all the truth told about GM crops? What about our right to choose? Can GM crops help the third world?
Kecamatan Development Program Helping Indonesia
- Where was the KDP carried out?
Maps on Geography of Food
Many of you have problems analysing maps showing data such as that for Geography of food. You may want to look at this website for some good pointers on how to interpret those data.
http://cac-ib-geography.wikispaces.com/Food
http://cac-ib-geography.wikispaces.com/Food
Weather woes- Heavy rain in Kyushu Japan
What cause the flood?
When did this occur?
Where are the areas affected?
Who are the ones affected most?
Why are floods a hazard?
How can flood be mitigated?
About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan Sat 14 July as heavy rain pounded the area for a third day leaving 29 dead or missing.
In Fukuoka prefecture alone, 78,600 people were ordered to evacuate their homes as rivers overflowed in dozens of places and 181 landslides occurred. About 820 houses were damaged and three bridges washed away.
http://www.mmail.com.my/image/typhoon
What brings about the heavy rain as shown on the map?
Why does typhoon frequently hit Japan as shown on the map?
Singapore to raise reclaimed land level
What would happen to our coastal land as sea level around Singapore is predicted to rise between 24 and 65 centimetres by 2100?
How can we battle against climate change?
About 70 per cent of the coast line is already protected by hard structures like sea walls or stone embankments, which help protect against coastal erosion. Do you think they will be effective in protecting the coast in the long term?
"Geo bags" had been added to one eroded stretch of the beach, near the Road Safety Park. Geo bags are a type of sandbag made of a special sticky material that sand can adhere to. Apart from successfully building up beach two years on since 2010, the sandy surface of the bags also help them blend naturally into the beach front. How effectively do you think this will be against coastal erosion?
China one-child policy
Do you think China's one-child policy is effective in controlling the population?
What are the problems which China is facing due to the introduction of one-child policy?
What are the exceptions to the one-child policy as mentioned by the news article?
Singapore birth rate 3rd lowest in 5 East Asia nations
The 5 countries shown above are facing the same challenge of low fertility rates. Later marriages, rising single-hood and fewer children are some of the major reasons for the low fertility rates. These could be due to higher level of education attainment and better employment opportunities.
Among the 5 nations, Japan's fertility rate has rose to 1.32 in 2006 and continued to rise. This could be due to Japan's social support system makes it less of a struggle for parents to raise children. Japan also has a national pension system "which takes care of long term social security". To encourage Singaporeans to marry earlier and procreate, housing could be cheaper, education less expensive and stressful and childcare options more affordable.
As mentioned by Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean yesterday that creating a supportive envrionment for Singaporeans to form families and raise children has been, and remains, a key government priority in addressing the population challenge.
extracted from http://epaper.mypaper.sg/emnd/fvxen/fvxp/fvxpress.php?param=2012-06-29
Do you have any suggestions of ways to increase our fertility rate?
Field Inquiry on Tourism
The first field inquiry on human geography which we have learned to be more open minded. We have also learned from each other the need to check whether the data collected is skewed. We did a land use transact and learned to see the pattern e.g goods are sold mainly on the 1st level and services on the 2nd level, higher order goods such as electronics and jewllery shops are found along Pagoda street, Temple street and Trengganu Street which catered more to the tourists as compared to Sago street where there are. more pastry shops as it is nearer to the Kretar Ayer CC where more locals actually shop. . However there is pastry shop along Sago. For almost all the tourists whom we interviewed, most are attracted by shopping as well as the temples nearby.
As Geographers, we need to look at the spatial distribution of the land use. There is also a need to see the spatial patterns for Human Geography during post fieldtrip when collecting data.
Interesting findings of the different streets. Smith Street - food vendors of local delicacies but more expensive - a deliberate planning by STB to introduce the local food of the 60s. However almost all the stalls are not opened in the morning. It would be more appropriate to do the survey for this stretch of road in the evening. There are also more restaurants that are cosmopolitan e.g. Thai etc. there. We found out that many tourists would actually go for food that they are more familiar with as compared to trying the local food. There are a lot of accommodation such as hostel and budget hotels along Mosque street -most tourist book online and stayed there as it is relatively cheap. Here we could look at how amenities affect tourism. Most of them stayed there due to the availability of public transport such as MRT and public buses nearby. They have booked the stay online and most would have sourced the accommodation and nearby attractions on the internet. Thus we could also see how accessibility in terms of transport and information can attract tourists.
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