WorksheetsREMAT: Geography Slums (Y5)
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following terms is another word for a slum?
montanha
rio
favela
cidade
Approximately how many people in the world live in slums?
between 900 million and 1.6 billion
between 9 million and 160 million
between 90 thousand and 16 million
True of false: In slums, it is easy and cheap to get clean water.
True
False
True or false: In slums, there is often a lot of overcrowding.
True
False
Match each slum with the country in which it is located.
Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Rocinha,
Rio de Janeiro
Kibera, Nairobi
Dharavi, Mumbai
Orangi Town, Karachi
Slums usually only have (a) water and waste water is often taken away by (b) . They usually do not have (c) so the streets are dirty. The people live and work in (d) conditions for (e) wages.
Houses in slums are usually.... PICK TWO
well-built and safe
shacks that offer little protection from bad weather
cramped
spacious
Slums can be improved: match the problem to the solution...
Lack of education
Schools set up by charities
Poorly constructed
housing
Government provide bricks and cement
Threat of eviction
Government allow people to live there
Frequent violent crimes
More police patrols
