Sec 2 - Recap on housing

This type of housing is located near many amenities.

• Formal

• Informal

This type of housing is found near river banks

• Formal

• Informal

Informal housing is always located on flat ground so it is easy for residents to move around.

• True

• False

This type of housing is usually built by the government or private developers

• Formal

• Informal

Singapore's HDB housing is an example of

• Formal housing

• Informal housing

Quality roads and infrastructure are found near

• Formal housing

• Informal housing

How does housing affect the physical environment?

• Extraction of natural resources

• Increases people's physical well-being

• Land pollution

• Water pollution

In what ways does housing lead to water pollution?

• Humans washing clothes at water bodies next to the house

• Defecating into water bodies near informal housing (slums)

• Dumping of untreated waste from urban areas into water bodies

What is a negative impact of air pollution on the physical environment?

• Asthma in humans, leading to death

• Animals such as birds suffer respiratory illness from polluted air

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of housing to humans?

• Meets physical needs (shelter)

• Meets social needs (provides people with communities)

• Meets environmental needs (protects plants, animals)