Housing Shortage

Housing Shortage happens when there is _______________________ to accommodate the population.

What is Rural-Urban Migration?

• Refers to the movement of people from rural areas into cities to live and work

• Refers to the movement of people from their country of origin to their desired location

• Refers to the movement of people from less developed countries to more developed countries

• Refers to the movement of knowledge from the rural areas to the more developed countries

Tick the human reasons for lack of housing in cities.

• Rapid population growth

• Migration

• High birth rate

• Competing land use

• Limited land supply

Which of the following are PUSH factors of housing shortage?

• Lack of job opportunities, poor educational facilities, lack of medical attention

• Lack of job opportunities, Famine and a promise of work

• Perception of exciting city life, Poor educational facilities and More hospitals and doctors

• War, Famine and political stability

Population Density is the number of people that live in an area divided by 

• the number of roads
• the number of square miles or kilometers
• the number of live births
• the number of deaths

People move to the urban areas from rural areas because they are attracted by the job opportunities in the cities. This will result in housing shortage because of ________________.

• Increase in both supply and demand of houses

• Increase in supply, but a fall in demand for houses in cities

• Increase in demand for houses and the lack of supply of houses in cities

• Decrease in the supply of houses due to insufficient

Suggest 1 physical reason for housing shortage.

In order to cater for a projected growth in population, the government has committed 17% of the land supply to housing needs. As a result, some golf courses in Singapore will be removed and the land will be redeveloped for housing.

What reason for housing shortage does this scenario describe?

• High Birth Rates

• Population growth

• Limited Land Supply

• Competing Land Use

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

It is projected that there will be a sharp increase in the world population from 2.5 billion people in 1950 to 8.4 billion in 2030. This reflects the process of:

• Rural-urban migration

• Urbanisation

• Metamorphosis

• Immigration