Geography and Nature (Singapore)

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  1. Complete the sentence about Singapore with the correct year: In ______, Singapore came under direct British control as part of the Straits Settlements.
  2. Complete the sentence about Singapore with the correct year: Ideological differences led to Singapore's expulsion from the federation two years later; it became an independent sovereign country in ___ā€¦
  3. Complete the sentence about Jurong East with the correct year: After the electoral boundaries were redrawn for the ______ Singaporean general election, a portion of the then-existing Jurong GRC was caā€¦
  4. Complete the sentence about Tampines with the correct year: As a regional centre, it serves to decentralise economic activity to other parts of the island, an idea which was first proposed in the ____ā€¦
  5. Complete the sentence about Woodlands, Singapore with the correct year: The area consisting of modern-day Woodlands Town first witnessed the opening of the Johor-Singapore Causeway in ______.
  6. Complete the sentence about Bedok with the correct year: After Singapore was colonised by the British in ______, Simpang Bedok became an ethnically mixed community consisting of Chinese and Malay peopā€¦
  7. Complete the sentence about Bedok with the correct year: The modern development of Bedok began in ______, when reclamation works along the coastal area began.
  8. Complete the sentence about Ang Mo Kio with the correct year: The first three town councils in the country were established in Ang Mo Kio in ______, as part of a pilot project to better serve residentā€¦
  9. Complete the sentence about Ang Mo Kio with the correct year: The concept eventually became adopted under the Town Council Act of ______ which today, remains as the second-level of administration in Sā€¦
  10. Complete the sentence about Toa Payoh with the correct year: John Turnbull Thomson, a government surveyor, refers to Toa Payoh in his ______ agricultural report as Toah Pyoh Lye and Toah Pyoh.
  11. Complete the sentence about Toa Payoh with the correct year: The squatters started moving out in ______ as a result of increased compensation rates and other practical inducements offered by the Goverā€¦
  12. Complete the sentence about Toa Payoh with the correct year: Notable cases such as the Toa Payoh ritual murders of ______, in which people were murdered and stuffed into barrels, brought the town wideā€¦
  13. Complete the sentence about Bukit Merah with the correct year: The hill was eventually trimmed to its current state in ______, when it made way for Redhill Close and what would become the now-defunctā€¦
  14. Complete the sentence about Bukit Merah with the correct year: The two rock outcrops were subsequently blown up by the Straits Settlements Surveyor, John Thomson, in August ______ to widen the entrancā€¦
  15. Complete the sentence about Queenstown, Singapore with the correct year: Queenstown was named after Queen Elizabeth II to mark Her Majesty's coronation in ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Queenstown, Singapore with the correct year: In ______, the Housing Committee of Singapore highlighted the problem of inadequate housing in Singapore.
  17. Complete the sentence about Geylang with the correct year: Cheng Beng Buddhist Society was founded in ______ by Wen Ming Hu and other lay Buddhists, has been organising workshops and services for theā€¦
  18. Complete the sentence about Kallang with the correct year: The area of what is now Kallang first appeared in an ______ survey map of Singapore as "Kilang".
  19. Complete the sentence about Bishan, Singapore with the correct year: Following the establishment of the cemetery in ______, the first human settlements began to appear in the area, forming what eventuā€¦
  20. Complete the sentence about Bishan, Singapore with the correct year: During the Battle of Singapore in ______, Peck San Theng was the site of a fierce firefight between the invading Japanese forces anā€¦
  21. Complete the sentence about Bishan, Singapore with the correct year: In ______, Peck San Theng ceased accepting burials, and six years later, following a government lease, the land was acquired for deā€¦
  22. Complete the sentence about Punggol with the correct year: Under the Punggol 21 initiative, there were initial plans in the 1990s to turn the area into an extensive residential town, and development sā€¦
  23. Complete the sentence about Punggol with the correct year: In ______, a new initiative, the Punggol 21 Plus plan, was introduced to redevelop the area into a waterfront town.
  24. Complete the sentence about Punggol with the correct year: Punggol Point or Tanjong Punggol appears as Tanjong Rangon on Franklin and Jackson's ______ map of Singapore.
  25. Complete the sentence about Sengkang with the correct year: Sengkang was largely left alone until ______, when an urban design team of ten from HDB began conceptualization for a new town in Sengkang.
  26. Complete the sentence about Choa Chu Kang with the correct year: The Jalan Bahar is gazetted as an army restricted and live-firing area from 16 March ______.
  27. Complete the sentence about Choa Chu Kang with the correct year: In ______, the first HDB blocks were built along Teck Whye Avenue.
  28. Complete the sentence about Choa Chu Kang with the correct year: Despite Choa Chu Kang New Town's modest population size, Choa Chu Kang is the densest New Town as of the ______ census.
  29. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: The last identification of the area was on the ______ map by Frankin and Jackson and was noted as Bukit Timah.
  30. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: Bukit Timah Road was completed in ______ to provide a link to the highest point of Singapore, the Bukit Timah Hill.
  31. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: The road was then extended northwards to Kranji in ______, making it one of the earliest roads connecting the north to the south.
  32. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: BRTS was decommissioned in July ______ together with Tanjong Pagar railway station.
  33. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: Bukit Timah was a major battleground during the final stages of the Japanese Invasion in ______, where the Battle of Bukit Timah was fougā€¦
  34. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: Following the end of occupation, Tai Tong Ah Sai Kai was renamed Beauty World in ______ and reopened as a market.
  35. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah with the correct year: After being badly damaged by series of fires in the 1970s, Beauty World was acquired by the government and was redeveloped as a shoppingā€¦
  36. Complete the sentence about Orchard Road with the correct year: Orchard Road was already cut in the 1830s, though the new road was not named in George Coleman's ______ Map of Singapore.
  37. Complete the sentence about Marina Bay, Singapore with the correct year: In ______, land reclamation work to create 360 hectares of prime waterfront site began at Marina Bay.
  38. Complete the sentence about Marina Bay, Singapore with the correct year: The reclaimed land forms what is today the Marina Centre and Marina South areas, and the reclamation work was completed in ____ā€¦
  39. Complete the sentence about Gardens by the Bay with the correct year: The first phase of the garden was opened to the public in October ______, allowing alternative access to the Marina Barrage.
  40. Complete the sentence about Kusu Island with the correct year: In ______, the island was renamed Goa Island by Scottish hydrographer James Horsburgh, possibly as an abbrieviation of Governor's Island.
  41. Complete the sentence about Kusu Island with the correct year: In ______, Kusu Island was expanded through land reclamation from two small outcrops totalling 2.5 ha into a recreational island of 8.5 hā€¦
  42. Complete the sentence about Pulau Tekong with the correct year: The toponym "Pulau Tekong" appears in the Franklin and Jackson's ______ map as Po.
  43. Complete the sentence about Jurong Island with the correct year: In ______ a British surveyor, John Turnbull Thomson, mentioned there were numerous Chinese and Malay villages in Jurong.
  44. Complete the sentence about Changi with the correct year: In the ______ map by Franklin and Jackson, the extreme southeastern tip of the island is referred to as Tanjong Changi.
  45. Complete the sentence about Chinatown, Singapore with the correct year: The origins of Chinatown can be traced back to ______, when Sir Stamford Raffles first established a British threshold on Singapā€¦
  46. Complete the sentence about Chinatown, Singapore with the correct year: Under the Raffles Town Plan of ______, areas in Singapore became designated for different ethnic groups, with the Chinese allocaā€¦
  47. Complete the sentence about Kampong Glam with the correct year: Prior to colonisation by the British in ______, the area was home to the Malay aristocracy of Singapore.
  48. Complete the sentence about Kampong Glam with the correct year: On 20 June ______, the One Kampong Gelam association was established to enliven and establish Kampong Glam as a vibrant cultural districā€¦
  49. Complete the sentence about Boat Quay with the correct year: The Singapore government cleaned-up the river in ______ and moved the remaining shipping industry's lighters to a new quay near Pasir Panjaā€¦
  50. Complete the sentence about Boat Quay with the correct year: In ______, the Urban Redevelopment Authority announced plans to preserve Boat Quay as part of a master plan for conserving the whole of theā€¦
  51. Complete the sentence about Boat Quay with the correct year: On 7 July ______, an area encompassing South Bridge Road, Circular Road, Lorong Telok and North Canal Road was gazetted.
  52. Complete the sentence about Clarke Quay with the correct year: The Singapore River has been the centre of trade since modern Singapore was founded in ______.
  53. Complete the sentence about Clarke Quay with the correct year: Clarke Quay Festival Village, the biggest conservation project for the Singapore River, was developed and officially opened on 10 Decembeā€¦
  54. Complete the sentence about Clarke Quay with the correct year: In ______, the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and their sister company Zenith, moved into Clarke Quay as the pioneers to develop aā€¦
  55. Complete the sentence about Raffles Place with the correct year: As part of his plan, he gave instructions in ______ that a commercial area to be created on the southwest side of the Singapore River.
  56. Complete the sentence about Singapore River with the correct year: Since ______, the Singapore River was turned into a fresh water river after the completion of the Marina Barrage at Marina South.
  57. Complete the sentence about Singapore River with the correct year: From ______, there was heavy traffic on the Singapore River due to rapid urbanization and expanding trade.
  58. Complete the sentence about Singapore River with the correct year: In ______, Prime Minister Lee called for a clean-up of Singapore's rivers, which included the Singapore River and the Kallang River.
  59. Complete the sentence about Kallang River with the correct year: By August ______, the Kolam Ayer stretch of the river was transformed to include more greenery, floating decks, pathways and boardwalksā€¦
  60. Complete the sentence about Singapore Strait with the correct year: In ______, the Maersk Kendal was grounded on the Monggok Sebarok reef.
  61. Complete the sentence about MacRitchie Reservoir with the correct year: The reservoir was mostly completed in ______ by impounding water with an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impoundingā€¦
  62. Complete the sentence about MacRitchie Reservoir with the correct year: After a trading post was established by the British in Singapore in ______, the number of trading vessels and migrants arrivingā€¦
  63. Complete the sentence about MacRitchie Reservoir with the correct year: By ______, to cope with the increased demand of fresh water, British Resident John Crawfurd proposed to build a reservoir and waā€¦
  64. Complete the sentence about MacRitchie Reservoir with the correct year: In ______, the municipality erected the Tan Kim Seng Fountain to commemorate his donation for Singapore's first reservoir and waā€¦
  65. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with the correct year: In ______, Nathaniel Cantley, the Superintendent of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, was tasked with assessing the forests oā€¦
  66. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with the correct year: By ______, many reserves were depleted due to development pressures, but Bukit Timah and two other areas remained protecteā€¦
  67. Complete the sentence about Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with the correct year: In ______, the Nature Reserves Ordinance established formal protection for these areas, which were then managed by the Natā€¦
  68. Complete the sentence about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with the correct year: The reserve, with an area of 130 hectares, was listed as an ASEAN Heritage Park in ______.
  69. Complete the sentence about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with the correct year: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, then known as Sungei Buloh Nature Park, was officially opened on 6 December ______ by thenā€¦
  70. Complete the sentence about Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with the correct year: The second phase of the park was opened, and the entire site of 130 hectares officially gazetted on 1 January ______ asā€¦
  71. Complete the sentence about East Coast Park with the correct year: The S$4 million swimming lagoon was opened in May ______, along with refreshment and sanitation facilities.
  72. Complete the sentence about Merlion with the correct year: Although the STB changed their logo in ______, the STB Act continues to protect the Merlion symbol.
  73. Complete the sentence about Merlion with the correct year: On 15 September ______, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew officiated the installation ceremony of the Merlion statue.
  74. Complete the sentence about Merlion with the correct year: The completion of the Esplanade Bridge in ______ blocked the views of the Merlion from the Marina Bay waterfront.
  75. Complete the sentence about Esplanade ā€“ Theatres on the Bay with the correct year: In ______, the Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong, produced aā€¦
  76. Complete the sentence about Esplanade ā€“ Theatres on the Bay with the correct year: Planning began in ______, headed by the Singapore Arts Centre Co.
  77. Complete the sentence about Esplanade ā€“ Theatres on the Bay with the correct year: Construction officially started on 11 August ______, with a groundbreaking ceremony officiated by then Deputy Prime Mā€¦
  78. Complete the sentence about Singapore Flyer with the correct year: In July ______, Jones Lang LaSalle was appointed as the real estate advisor.
  79. Complete the sentence about Singapore Zoo with the correct year: Opened in ______, the zoo was built at a cost of $9 million that was granted by the government of Singapore.
  80. Complete the sentence about Singapore Zoo with the correct year: On 27 June ______, the Singapore Zoo opened its gates for the first time with a collection of 270 animals from over 72 species, and a sā€¦
  81. Complete the sentence about Night Safari, Singapore with the correct year: The Night Safari received its 11 millionth visitor on 29 May ______.
  82. Complete the sentence about River Wonders with the correct year: On 13 October ______, River Safari was renamed to River Wonders.
  83. Complete the sentence about River Wonders with the correct year: The Pavilion Capital Giant Panda Forest spans ______ square-metres and is specially climate-controlled enclosure which change to simulaā€¦
  84. Complete the sentence about Jurong Bird Park with the correct year: The idea of a permanent aviary was first conceived by Goh Keng Swee, then Minister for Finance, in ______.
  85. Complete the sentence about Jurong Bird Park with the correct year: On 3 January ______, Jurong Bird Park, built at a cost of S$3.5 million, was opened to the public.
  86. Complete the sentence with the correct year: Construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April ______.
  87. Complete the sentence about Universal Studios Singapore with the correct year: Official plans for the park were first unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a map of the entiā€¦
  88. Complete the sentence about ArtScience Museum with the correct year: Opened on 17 February ______ by Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, it features exhibitions that blend art, science, cultuā€¦
  89. Complete the sentence about Johorā€“Singapore Causeway with the correct year: The Causeway first became an international border when the Federation of Malaya achieved independence on 31 August ______.
  90. Complete the sentence about Johorā€“Singapore Causeway with the correct year: The Causeway then became an internal state border when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak merged to formā€¦
  91. Complete the sentence about Johorā€“Singapore Causeway with the correct year: After Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August ______, The Causeway became the border connector between the two counā€¦
  92. Complete the sentence about Tuas Second Link with the correct year: The idea of building a second link between Malaysia and Singapore was first raised in July ______ by then-Menteri Besar of Johor, Otā€¦
  93. Complete the sentence about Woodlands Checkpoint with the correct year: On 1 July ______, Woodlands Train Checkpoint replaced Tanjong Pagar railway station as Singapore's inter-city railway station.
  94. Complete the sentence about Woodlands Checkpoint with the correct year: The independence of Singapore from Malaysia on 9 August ______ necessitated a customs and immigration checkpoint at Singapore'sā€¦
  95. Complete the sentence about Tuas with the correct year: In Franklin and Jackson's ______ map of Singapore, the Tuas area is marked with three different names Tg Kampong, Tg Rawa and Tg Gull.
  96. Complete the sentence about Tuas with the correct year: Land reclamation off Tuas is still ongoing; the land area of Tuas increased from 17.02 km in ______ to 30.04 km presently.
  97. Complete the sentence about Tuas with the correct year: On 2 January ______, the Malaysiaā€“Singapore Second Link that links Singapore to Malaysia was opened to traffic via Tuas on the Singapore side.
  98. Complete the sentence about Jurong with the correct year: Before its development in the 1960s, Jurong was left close to its pristine state after Singapore's founding in ______.
  99. Complete the sentence about Paya Lebar with the correct year: In ______, Richard Owen Norris bought part of the area and lived there with his family.
  100. Complete the sentence about Paya Lebar with the correct year: Singapore International Airport began to be gradually converted into a military air-force base from late ______ onwards.

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