Year 5 Informal Settlements

Where do informal settlements usually form?

• Around big cities

• In big cities

• In the countryside

• In India

Which of these terms is a synonym for an 'informal settlement'?

• Posh town

• Shanty town

• Wealthy town

• Run Down

Roughly how many people are estimated to live in informal settlements globally?

• Between 90 million and 130 million

• Between 2 and 3 billion

• Between 700,000 and 900,000

• Between 900 million and 1.6 billion

Which informal settlement has the largest population?

• Kibera in Kenya

• Dharavi in India

• Orangi Town in Pakistan

• Neza in Mexico

What is meant by urbanisation?

• The movement of people between large cities

• The process whereby an increasing proportion of people live in the countryside

• The construction of man-made buildings on green spaces

• The process whereby an increasing proportion of people live in towns and cities

Many people arriving in a city results in...

• A lot of crime

• Housing not being ready

• Them becoming homeless and begging on the streets

• Big, expensive houses being built

Why are informal settlements often classified as illegal?

• People are mixing with other households

• They use materials that don't belong to them

• They build homes on land that they don't own

• There is a lot of crime that takes place within them

Which countries are Rochinha and Dharavi within?

• Mexico and Pakistan

• Brazil and India

• South Africa and Kenya

• Chile and Russia

What does 'densely populated' mean?

• Very few people living in an area

• Lots of people living in an area

• People only living with their own families

• People spaced out across a city

Which of these are pull factors for migrating to informal settlements?

• Natural disasters and wars

• A shortage of food and poor transport links

• Access to more services and better job opportunities

• A guaranteed job and a peaceful life