Poverty and Housing Shortage

Which of the following is the correct definition of "Housing Shortage"?

• "Housing shortage happens when government doesn't provide homes for people"

• "Housing shortage refers to the the lack of public housing"

• "Housing shortage refers to the expensive housing options that cause people to be homeless. "

• "Housing shortage is present when there is insufficient and affordable housing to accommodate the population in an area, when the supply of houses cannot meet the demand."

What is the basic service that is lacking in slums and squatter settlements that result in the phenomenon seen in the photo?

• Lack of proper sanitation and waste disposal

• Lack of electricity

• Lack of safe shelter

• Lack of clean water supply

The following are the consequences or threats of living in slum and squatter settlement, except:

• no access to clean water, electricity or proper sanitation

• evictions

• high risk of fire

• possess free lifestyle

Based on the map, where are slums and squatter settlements located?

• Edge of the city

• Near major transport routes

• Near to industrial areas

• All of the above

What are examples of pull factors that attract people to urban areas?

• Job opportunities

• Education opportunities

• Political instability

• War

Which of the options below are NOT factors that contribute to housing shortage?

• Limited flat land

• Competing Land use

• Low birth rates

• Low death rates

• Rural-urban migration

"Housing shortage only occurs in developing countries."

• True

• False

What some of the characteristics of "slums and squatter settlements?"

• Urban areas which are heavily populated.

• Located in unsuitable areas.

• Materials used to build these houses are of good quality

• Are equipped with basic services.

Due to the pandemic, the Tono's company went bankrupt. He had to sell his car, property and shares in order to pay severance pay for his employees and debts, and moved into a one-bedroom house, while Tono has a wife and 3 children. He had to stop his children from going to school because he could not afford to pay for school. Now Tono works as a Gojek driver whose income is less than Rp.100,000 per day. We can say Tono and his family live in ________ poverty

• Relative poverty

• Absolute poverty

• Situational poverty

• Generational poverty

Santi lives in the countryside. She lives with her mother and two younger siblings. Her mother is a farm laborer. She is 15 years old and did not continue school after she graduated from elementary school. She prefers to be a farm laborer like her mother for extra money. According to Santi, work as a farm laborer is a hereditary job. Santi is living in ________poverty

• situational

• absolute

• generational

• relative