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Being Part of a Globalised World

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does globalisation affect culture and identity in Singapore?

Explain the cultural impacts of globalisation on Singapore, including exposure to new cultures and concerns about local identity
A focused answer to the O-Level Social Studies idea of globalisation's cultural effects. The enrichment and exposure globalisation brings, and the concerns about loss of local identity and the dominance of foreign culture, in the Singapore context.
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What are the economic benefits and costs of globalisation for Singapore?

Explain the economic impacts of globalisation on Singapore, including growth and opportunity as well as competition and inequality
A focused answer to the O-Level Social Studies idea of globalisation's economic effects. The benefits of trade, investment and jobs, and the costs of competition, vulnerability to downturns and widening inequality, in the Singapore context.
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Why does Singapore choose to engage so deeply with the world despite the risks?

Explain why Singapore chooses to engage deeply with the world, weighing the necessity of connection against its risks
A focused answer to the O-Level Social Studies question of why Singapore engages so deeply with the world. The economic necessity, the role as a global hub, and access to talent and ideas, weighed against the risks of openness.
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How does globalisation create new security challenges for Singapore?

Explain the security impacts of globalisation, including transboundary threats such as terrorism, disease and cyber threats
A focused answer to the O-Level Social Studies idea of globalisation's security effects. How connection spreads transboundary threats such as terrorism, disease and cyber attacks, and why no single country can tackle them alone.
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What is globalisation, and what does it mean for a small, open country like Singapore?

Explain what globalisation is and the forms it takes, and why it matters greatly for a small, open country like Singapore
A focused answer to the O-Level Social Studies idea of globalisation. What globalisation means, the forms it takes through trade, people, ideas and technology, and why it matters so much for a small, open Singapore.
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