Singapore was a great place for people to settle for many reasons. Singapore is surrounded by water. This allows people fresh water to live off of which is very important when trying to find a new place to settle. Being surrounded by water and the location of the land also allows Singapore to be a great place for trade. The area was great for large ships to dock. This is a large reason for the settlement in Singapore.
Singapore is said to be founded by Stamford Raffles. Raffles wanted to make it so the land of Singapore was under British East India Company ownership. Although this didn’t happen right away, British East India Company took complete ownership of Singapore in 1824 for an exchange of money. Raffles started building and leveling out the land in order to create a space for government buildings and a community area. After building necessary buildings and creating an acceptable place to live, immigrants started coming from India and China. They were all searching for a place that would create a better life for them.
A few obstacles were faced when major settlement was occurring in Singapore. When Raffles found Singapore it was already under control of the Dutch. This made it difficult for Raffles to obtain control of the land since he was British. Raffles had to overcome this obstacle in order to make Singapore what it is today. Another obstacle that was faced was the lack of sanitation. This doesn’t make it safe for people to settle in an area. Singapore was also having a hard time generating money. The trade port wasn’t charging money so this wasn’t helping the area.
Singapore is said to be founded by Stamford Raffles. Raffles wanted to make it so the land of Singapore was under British East India Company ownership. Although this didn’t happen right away, British East India Company took complete ownership of Singapore in 1824 for an exchange of money. Raffles started building and leveling out the land in order to create a space for government buildings and a community area. After building necessary buildings and creating an acceptable place to live, immigrants started coming from India and China. They were all searching for a place that would create a better life for them.
A few obstacles were faced when major settlement was occurring in Singapore. When Raffles found Singapore it was already under control of the Dutch. This made it difficult for Raffles to obtain control of the land since he was British. Raffles had to overcome this obstacle in order to make Singapore what it is today. Another obstacle that was faced was the lack of sanitation. This doesn’t make it safe for people to settle in an area. Singapore was also having a hard time generating money. The trade port wasn’t charging money so this wasn’t helping the area.
This climate graph shows the peak temperature in May. The weather does not vary a large amount throughout the year. The rainfall changes quite frequently. The peak rainfall is from November to January.
Map from: http://www.insightguides.com/destinations/asia-pacific/singapore/singapores-outer-areas/overview
This map shows how Singapore is surrounded by water. This is important to see since one of Singapore's natural resources is fish. This map also shows which parts of Singapore are cities and which are urban areas.
Map from: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sn-singapore/Age_distribution
Map from: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sn-singapore/Age_distribution
This is the population distribution map of Singapore in 1990 and the predicted population is 2020. The maps vary slightly. In the predicted map, the population is heavily male, but in the map from 1990 it was a pretty even split. There also seems to be a more equal split for the middle aged people in the predicted map. It is predicted that the ages will continue to even out as time goes on. The bars will continue to show more people aging and a steady rate of growth in the population distribution map.
Maps from: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sn-singapore/Age_distribution
Maps from: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sn-singapore/Age_distribution
A great place to find out about the settlement of Singapore is http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/545725/Singapore/52643/Singapore-since-1963. This website gives a clear and thorough look into the many different aspects of the settlement.
Another informative website is http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/aboutsingapore/a-brief-history.html#. This website goes through the settlement in chronological order and is very easy to follow along.
Another informative website is http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/aboutsingapore/a-brief-history.html#. This website goes through the settlement in chronological order and is very easy to follow along.
Summary
Through this research I have found that the settlement of Singapore was a long process. Thomas Stamford Raffles is said to be the founder of Singapore. He made a deal with the Dutch and eventually traded money for the land. This was a drawn out process because the Dutch did not want the British to have this land. After he started to work on the area people started coming to settle in Singapore by the boatload. Singapore was a great place for these people to settle because they were able to create a new life for themselves and had access to fresh water and trade. Singapore is surrounded by water so this makes it the perfect place for a new trade port.There are natural food resources such as fish for the settlers to take advantage of. Singapore has continued to grow in population.
Through this research I have found that the settlement of Singapore was a long process. Thomas Stamford Raffles is said to be the founder of Singapore. He made a deal with the Dutch and eventually traded money for the land. This was a drawn out process because the Dutch did not want the British to have this land. After he started to work on the area people started coming to settle in Singapore by the boatload. Singapore was a great place for these people to settle because they were able to create a new life for themselves and had access to fresh water and trade. Singapore is surrounded by water so this makes it the perfect place for a new trade port.There are natural food resources such as fish for the settlers to take advantage of. Singapore has continued to grow in population.
Singapore on Dipity.
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Looking at these two population pyramids of Singapore side by side allows you to see exactly how much the population has been changing in this country. You will see that the number of females is closer to the number of males in this country as of 2010. The population is mostly middle aged now with less people ages 5-14. There is still a peak on top showing a small number of older people but they are living to be much older in Singapore in 2010 than in 1960.