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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is the correct definition of "Housing Shortage"?
"Housing shortage refers to the lack of housing."
"Housing shortage is when the supply of housing cannot meet the demand and results in slums and squatter settlements."
"Housing shortage refers to the expensive housing options that cause people to be homeless. "
"Housing shortage is present when there is insufficient and affordable housing to accommodate the population in an area, when the supply of houses cannot meet the demand."
What is the basic service that is lacking in slums and squatter settlements that result in the phenomenon seen in the photo?
Lack of proper sanitation and waste disposal
Lack of electricity
Lack of safe shelter
Lack of clean water supply
What are examples of pull factors that attract people to urban areas?
Job opportunities
Education opportunities
Political instability
War
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
What are the appropriate key phrases to describe these slums and squatter settlements?
Disorderly
Orderly
Located on a steep slope
Densely packed
What is the difference between slums and squatter settlements?
There is no difference.
One is legal while the other is not.
One is made with poorer materials than the other.
One requires payment (e.g. rent or buying the property) the other does not.
Minimum standards to be considered for rural housing
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
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
