Introduction to Housing Shortage

Housing shortage happens when there is insufficient housing to accommodate population in an area, when the _________ for houses is more than the _________.

• demand; supply

• supply; demand

• demand; demand

• supply; supply

Slums and squatter settlements are ______ areas which are heavily populated.

• rural

• urban

• poor

• rich

Tick the correct characteristics of a slum settlement.

(You may select more than one correct option)

• Well-maintained roads and pathways

• Flammable materials used for construction

• Houses are built spread out from each other

• Roofs are made of poor quality materials

The picture shows plastic waste near a slum in New Delhi, India. Why do you think this could happen near a slum?

• The residents are not taught to be hygienic

• There is no proper infrastructure

• There is a lack of waste management facilities

• There is no access to dustbins

To describe a picture in geography, it is divided into 9 imaginary boxes. The bottom left of the picture is called the left_____________.

• Middleground

• Foreground

• Background

When you are asked to draw a diagram, a sketch or even a graph in geography, the first thing you should write at the top of the diagram/sketch/graph is a _ _ _ _ _

True or false: One of the issues that residents of slums might face is that they may be evicted at any time.

• True

• False