Scarcity of land in singapore






Singapore to halt car population growth from next year


Children can read this article and can understand the problem of scarcity which lies in every economy
Singapore is facing a shortage of land which is leading to the control of car population


Class 12Topic Scarcity and central problems

                       
Further related topics
Ø  Central Problems of an economy
Ø  Economizing of resources


Instructions to Teachers
The teacher should give this article to students as a hand out and children should ask them to read this article for 15 minutes2The teacher could discuss about the relationship between scarcity and central problems

Approximate Time required -90 minutes (2 periods )

Terms to learn – Scarcity, Central problems, Wants, Resource


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Lesson related worksheet

Q1 Define the term “Scarcity”
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Q2 Define the term “Resource”
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Q3 How scarcity is an economic problem
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Q4 What is economizing of resource
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Q5 Does scarcity exist in all economy
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Q6 Name any few resources which are scarce in nature
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Q7 What are the 3 central problems in an economy
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Passage related questions

Q1 What are the two constraints which Singapore is facing?
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Q2 What is total road area to land area in Singapore
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Q3 How does Singapore control the car traffic?
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Q4 “ Investment in infrastructure can play a very important role in development of an economy” Comment upon the statement
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Q5 How does permit system works in Singapore
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