Choo-choo
How many cities do the airplanes from Singapore fly to? (before the pandemic)
more than 300 (320)
What does MNC stand for, how do you spell it and what is an MNC?
Multi-National Corporation
Name 7 applications on your smartphone that you can use to communicate and send documents with others around the world.
Skype, telegram, email, google drive, Instagram, facebook, whatsapp
What is the minimum number of people who cross the causeway between Singapore and Malaysia daily (before the pandemic?)
300,000
Name 4 locally-owned Multi-National Corporations.
Breadtalk, Singtel, Hyflux, Singapore Airplanes
How many mobile Internet users are there worldwide?
5.3 billion mobile internet users
What is the percentage of containers that arrive in Singapore that are to be transferred to another ship travelling to another destination?
90%
(Singapore was the world’s largest bunkering port, supplying more than a sixth of the total fuel used by global shipping. Bunkering refers to the process of supplying fuel to ships.)
Name 5 foreign-owned Multi-National Corporations who are based in Singapore.
Shell, Pfizer, Starbucks, Samsung, Kia
Mobile phones has made it c________ for people to c________ and c_________ as well as gain access to a vast amount of information on the Internet. What are the three words that starts with ‘c’?
Convenient
Communicate
Connect
Improvements made to the size and speed of transportation modes enabled more goods and people to be carried per trip.
What did this lead to?
Savings in transport cost
Name 3 benefits that foreign-owned MNCs have brought to Singapore.
Providing employment, Higher wages, Bringing in new technology and expertise to sustain Singapore’s competitiveness
Name 3 benefits that smartphones can bring to businesses.
1.Able to send files and documents at a low cost and fast pace 2.Able to connect to a wider pool of customers 3.Able to settle financial transactions at a fast pace.
Goods and people can be moved around the world more quickly and at a lower cost. This allows people’s activities and ideas to be more ________________. Fill in the blank.
interconnected
Name 2 benefits MNCs enjoy when they base their business in Singapore.
1.Global business city with pro-business environment 2.Stable environment with rule of law
What are the three driving forces of globalisation?
1.Developments in transportation 2.Growth of multinational corporation 3.Advances in technology