Housing Shortage (Strategies)

Housing shortage happens when ______ for houses is greater than its ______.

• Demand; Supply

• Supply; Demand

Slum upgrading involves people such as the slum residents together with....(tick all options that apply)

• Government

• Non-governmental Organisations

• Multi-national Corporations

• Only the slum residents

Urban areas are usually areas with _______ population density.

• High

• Medium

• Low

Which option is not an example of a type of land use.

• Residential

• Recreational

• Agriculture

• Transportation

The higher the birth rate of a country, the lower the demand for housing. True or False.

• True

• False

Smaller cities such as Singapore attempt to increase its land through _____ _____________ (2 words).

"In public housing, residents get involved in helping to built the flats, lowering the cost of housing." True or false.

• True

• False

Public housing is reasonably priced in Singapore because...(tick the options that apply)

• it is subsidised by the government

• some houses are given out to the needy for free

• residents can use their CPF to help pay for houses

• the NGOs help to provide help and assistance

The sudden rise of sea level beyond high tide level as a result of events such as tropical storms results in a