Unit 5: Warm Up Questions

1. How often do most college students from Taiwan go abroad? Explain.
2. What overseas destinations are popular among Taiwanese?
3. How popular is Singapore as a travel destination for Taiwanese? Explain.
4. Have you ever heard of Brunei? What do you know about this country?
5. Look at the map in Fig. 1. What countries can you name? Can you locate Singapore? How about Brunei?


Fig. 1. Southeast Asia

 1. Mainland China (PRC)
 2. B______________
 3. L______________
 4. _______________
 5. _______________
 6. V______________
 7. M______________
 8. I_______________
 9. _______________
10._______________
11.The _____________
12.A______________

6. Look at the map of Singapore in Fig. 2 and answer these questions:
   

Fig. 2. Singapore and Vicinity


i. Where's the bridge connecting Singapore with Malaysia located?
ii. How wide is the main island of Singapore?
iii. How far is Singapore's main airport from the government offices?
iv. Where is Queenstown located?




7. Look at Fig. 3 and compare Singapore and Brunei, using these patterns:
   




	SINGAPORE	BRUNEI
Population	3,490,356	315,292
Area	647.5 sq km	5,770 sq km
Poplation Density (1996)	4,799 per km2	56.9 per km2
Per Capita Income (1997)	U.S. $24,600	U.S. $18,000
Languages	Chinese, English, Tamil	Malay (official), Chinese, English
Religions	66% Buddhist, 10% Muslim, 10% Christian, 4% Hindu	63% Muslim, 14% Buddhist, 8% Christian
Ethnic Groups	76% Chinese, 15% Malay, 6% Indian	68% Malay, 18% Chinese


Fig. 3. Singapore and Brunei: Some Comparative Statistics.
(Source: CIA World Fact Book, 1998 Edition)

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