GEOGRAPHY S2

Proper housing plans is not important for cities to develop sustainably.

• FACT

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Formal housing is often provided by government housing programmes or private developers.

• FACT

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Formal housing settlers built out of necessity on any available  accessible plot of land.

• FACT

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One of the advantage of living on an informal housing is 

            having access to basic services as they were the priority of  the government.

• FACT

• BLUFF

Those living on tents could be considered illegal occupants since they have no legal right on the plot of land they are using.

• FACT

• BLUFF

Low-rise, low-density housing is found towards the city Centre.

• FACT

• BLUFF

A place with housing shortage will...

• Form slums

• Have homelessness

• All of the above

Why is the slum located in this place?

• For job opportunities in the city centre

• No space in the city centre

• The government allocated them here

• There is a strong sense of community here

What cause demand for housing to increase?

• Population growth

• Rural to urban migration

• High birth rate

• All of the above

Negative impacts of living in slums on residents include...

• Pollution of land and water

• Vulnerability to fire, landslide and eviction

• Low levels of health