Sec 2 Geog Holiday Homework - Formal vs Informal Housing

Formal housing does NOT have the legal right to occupy the land.

• True

• False

Informal housing does NOT have the legal right to occupy the land.

• True

• False

Formal housing are often built by...(Choose all correct answers)

• Govenment

• Private Developers

• The residents themselves.

This is a picture of Forestville, a condominium being built in Woodlands by a company MCC Land Pte Ltd.

This is an example of...

• Formal Housing built by the Government

• Formal Housing built by Private Developers

• Informal housing built by residents themselves.

This is a picture of Woodlands Ascent, a group of flats that are being built by the Housing Development Board (HDB).

This is an example of...

• Formal Housing built by the Government

• Formal Housing built by Private Developers

• Informal housing built by residents themselves.

These are houses that are built by the London government for low-income family. This is an example of...

• Formal Housing built by the Government

• Formal Housing built by Private Developers

• Informal housing built by residents themselves.

• Informal Housing built by the Government

Answer explanation

Formal housing need not be tall buildings. It can be short-rise buildings too! And they may not necessarily be beautiful or well-designed.

If it is built by the government, the government would have the legal rights to the land. So it can't be informal housing.

What are the basic services provided to formal housing?

(Choose all correct options)

• Electricity supply

• Clean water supply

• Sewage system

• Rubbish removal

• Food delivery services

Answer explanation

"Basic services" refers to services that must be there allow a good quality of life.

Although rubbish removal is not in the textbook, it is crucial in ensuring the housing provides good quality of life.

People can still have a good quality of life without food delivery services, so that is not a basic service.

Therefore, formal housing often have these characteristics:

(Choose all correct options)

• It is built by government or private developers.

• Residents have legal right to occupy the land.

• Residents have access to basic services.

• The housing are built with high-quality building materials.

• The buildings are tall and beautiful.

Answer explanation

As shown in previous questions, formal housing can be short-rise buildings, and may not look that attractive.

And informal housing often have these characteristics:

(Choose all correct options)

• It is built by the residents themselves (self-built).

• Residents do not have the legal right to occupy the land.

• Residents lack access to basic services.

• Residents live in housing that are built with low-quality building materials.

• Tourists are not attracted to these places.

Answer explanation

As you have seen in your textbook Pg 48, some informal housing manage to make themselves attractive to tourists. Famous slums such as Daravi in Mumbai, India and Favelas in Brazil often attracts tourists to visit too.

Formal housing are often built by the government or (a)