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WorksheetsSec 2 Housing revision
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The characteristic of slums: lack of safe shelter. Which of the following does NOT fall under lack of shelter?
Flammable materials used to build slums
Lack of clean piped water
Unsuitable sites of slums
flimsy materials used to build slums
Check all those that apply. Describe the characteristics of the slum shown above.
The slum is made from flimsy material. During natural disasters, the house will collapse easily.
The slum is located at an unsuitable site. This made the residents who are staying there unsafe.
There is a lack of waste disposal system, hence causing the place to be polluted.
The slum is in a dense and disorderly manner. In the case of a fire, this will make escaping very difficult.
Which of the following sets of answers are causes of housing shortage?
low level of health, homelessness, environmental pollution, vulnerability
homelessness, rural-urban migration, competing landuse, limited land supply
rural-urban migration, high natural increase, competing landuse, limited land supply
lack of basic services, high natural increase, competing landuse, limited land supply
Why would people move from the country-side to the slums of the city?
better education opportunities
high standard of living
they are bored
they prefer city life
Definition: The average number of live births per 1,ooo people.
Which of the following is the correct word for the definition above?
Population Distribution
Population Density
Death Rate
Birthrate
What are the consequences of housing shortage?
Limited land supply & Competing land use
Low level of health & environmental pollution
Slum upgrading & provision of affordable housing
To try and improve the quality of housing & basic services/infrastructure
Strong Sense of Place & Belonging refers to the meaning and value people attach to a place as a result of their experiences or the unique characteristics of a place.
True
False
Which of the following is owned or operated by a government, and usually offered at low rent to the needy, poor, or otherwise economically disadvantaged?
slum
public housing
What are the disadvantages of self-help scheme?
Residents are not willing to move out of their houses and co-operate.
they cannot pay for new housing units
it takes a long time to complete
They do not need relocate and can work on improving their houses at their own comfortable pace.
Which of the following statement best describes the concept of 'facilities and amenities' in inclusive housing?
There is this very special designed clock tower at the community centre.
There are facilities and amenities and when we use them, we interact with one another and create strong bond.
There are a variety of facilities and amenities that caters to all groups of people living in the neighbourhood.
There are many different types of flats that caters to the different income groups.
All of the examples listed below are examples for vulnerability (consequence of housing shortage) EXCEPT
Eviction
fires
low level of health
landslides
Study the bar graph. In general, from 1990 to 2014, it shows that the trend of the proportion of urban population living in slums has been ___ by about __ %.
(a)
Two of the main possible reasons for housing shortage in Singapore is
high birth rate among the young families in Singapore.
competing land use as there is limited land space for various purposes such as industrial, residential and commercial.
Singaporeans migrating out to look for jobs overseas.
limited land supply as we are only about 716 square kilometres in size.
