Answer:
First of all, this issue of ageing workforce is not unique to Singapore. From various published reports we know for a fact that the world’s population as a whole is ageing - and this is true of the Asia region too. Today Asia accounts for one-half of the world’s older population.
By 2050 this is set to increase to two-thirds. By every measure, Japan has the oldest population - not just in Asia, but globally. Singapore is not far behind with ageing populations on a par with Europe where the challenge of the ageing population is widely recognised and hotly debated.
With the highest median ages, longest life expectancy rates and among the lowest fertility rates in the region, Singapore is already facing the immediate challenges of declining populations and talent shortages.
At current birth rates and without immigration, Singapore’s citizen population will start to age and shrink. Between 2011 and 2030, the median age of the citizen population will rise from 39 years to 47 years.
Explanation:
Most immigrants from Europe during the early twentieth came from the south and east.
Answer:
b. the use of turquoise in jewelry and accessories
Explanation:
Turquoise known as a fine stone is native to southwest Native American or American Indian tribes for thousands of years, from about 200 B.C ago.
In Native American society, turquoise is mostly utilized during rites and ceremonies involving religions or pact agreements or ornaments.
Hence, something from the Native Americans that are still present in American culture today is ". the use of turquoise in jewelry and accessories."
The time prior to the use of written records.