WorksheetsMODULE 2 HOUSING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What were the basic needs considered by prehistoric settlements when choosing a site to inhabit?
Political alliances and trade routes
Terrain, water supply, wind and sun orientation, safety, place for fire, granary
Availability of metals and stones
Religious and ceremonial spaces
During the Paleolithic Era, what types of shelters did early humans use, and what tools did they rely on for survival?
Brick houses and metal tools
Caves, simple huts or tepees; stone, bone tools, crude axes
Castles and complex iron weapons
Wooden mansions and bronze tools
Which river valleys were home to the first cities during the Bronze Age, and can you name some examples?
Amazon and Mississippi; cities like Lima and New Orleans
Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus, Hwang Ho; cities like Memphis, Ur, Mohenjo-Daro
Danube and Thames; cities like Vienna and London
Yellow and Amazon; cities like Beijing and Rio de Janeiro
What advancements in urban planning and infrastructure emerged during the Iron Age?
Aqueducts, sewers, roads, building codes
Skyscrapers and subway systems
Internet-based cities and smart technologies
Solar-powered streetlights and autonomous vehicles
How did the design of medieval towns reflect their need for defense and adaptation to natural landscapes?
Strict grid layouts regardless of terrain
Irregular plans, defensive walls, use of slopes and watercourses
Skyscraper clusters at central locations
Open, expansive cities with no walls
What urban growth patterns were influenced by the rise of centralized monarchies and transatlantic trade in the 16th century?
Concentration of growth around royal courts and ports
Complete decentralization into rural areas
Random settlements without economic purpose
Creation of underground cities
Describe the key features of Baroque city planning during the 17th century.
Tall glass buildings and underground transport
Dominant structures, radiating streets with focal points, grand facades
Randomly scattered houses with no planning
Hidden settlements with no public spaces
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on housing, particularly in Britain?
Widespread mansion building
Rise of slums and public housing initiatives
Rapid suburban expansion with luxury homes
Massive greenbelt developments around cities
According to Doxiadis’ theory of Ekistics, what are the five principles important for human settlements?
Maximize costs, increase effort, ignore environment, crowd space, eliminate synthesis
Maximize contact, minimize effort, optimize space, create quality environment, synthesize elements
Prioritize vehicles, isolate communities, vertical growth, maximize concrete, random planning
Focus only on technology, forget traditional needs, centralize everything, ignore public spaces, maximize competition
What characterized the Baroque city planning of the 17th century?
Scattered rural cottages
Radiating streets from a dominant structure with a grand facade
Isolated buildings with no public roads
Terraced fields and farming villages
