Housing

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

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

• "Housing shortage is when the supply of housing cannot meet the demand and results in slums and squatter settlements."

• "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

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

What are the appropriate key phrases to describe these slums and squatter settlements?

• Disorderly

• Orderly

• Located on a steep slope

• Densely packed

What is the difference between slums and squatter settlements?

• There is no difference.

• One is legal while the other is not.

• One is made with poorer materials than the other.

• One requires payment (e.g. rent or buying the property) the other does not.

Minimum standards to be considered for rural housing

Check all those that apply. Describe the characteristics of the slum shown above.

• The slum is made from flimsy material. During natural disasters, the house will collapse easily.

• The slum is located at an unsuitable site. This made the residents who are staying there unsafe.

• There is a lack of waste disposal system, hence causing the place to be polluted.

• The slum is in a dense and disorderly manner. In the case of a fire, this will make escaping very difficult.

Which of the following sets of answers are causes of housing shortage?

• low level of health, homelessness, environmental pollution, vulnerability

• homelessness, rural-urban migration, competing landuse, limited land supply

• rural-urban migration, high natural increase, competing landuse, limited land supply

• lack of basic services, high natural increase, competing landuse, limited land supply

What are the consequences of housing shortage?

• Limited land supply & Competing land use

• Low level of health & environmental pollution

• Slum upgrading & provision of affordable housing

• To try and improve the quality of housing & basic services/infrastructure