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Sec 2 Geog (Chapter 3)
Sec 2 Geog (Chapter 3)
Sec 2 Geog (Chapter 3)
Geography
Secondary
Two
Urban Living
Housing: How to Provide Homes for All?
Refer to the details of the photograph and make reference to specific features that may affect human activities.
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In this section, you will learn to :
Beijing, China
Cairo, Egypt
Los Angeles,
USA
Mumbai, India
Kigali, Rwanda
Nairobi, Kenya
Slums are found next to industrial areas or near to the city where
there are (i) _______________ opportunities. Slums are also
found along major (ii) ___________________ routes so that
residents can make use of transport services (iii)
__________________ .
Answers
(i) Job
(ii) Transport
(iii) Conveniently
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78.3 80.7
77.6
80 72.2 73.8
70.8
70
59.9
60 54.1
48.9 50.7
50
38.3 39.8
40 2005
30 2030
20
10
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World Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America Oceania
and the
Caribbean
Regions
Pull Push
factors factors
Promise of work
Better schooling and further education
More hospitals and doctors
Perception of exciting city life
Political stability
– Migrants may lack the skills required for jobs available in the
cities
• Migrants who cannot obtain a source of income cannot afford
housing
• Cities cannot build enough houses for huge numbers of migrants
quickly enough, causing them to settle in slums
• High birth rates and declining death rates result in high rates of
natural increase
– Natural increase: The difference between birth rate and death rate
in a year
• Birth rates in cities may be high
– Cities tend to have a large proportion of people in their 20s and 30s
who are likely to start families ( Population Pyramid )
• The increase in population may thus lead to housing shortage
Relief map of Hong Kong Steep slopes and hilly terrain in Hong Kong
• Homelessness
• Slums and squatter settlements
– Environmental pollution
– Low level of health due to poor living conditions
– Vulnerability
(b) Few streets in Kibera slum. Streets are narrow with limited access
for vehicles. During fires or earthquakes, evacuation will be hampered
In the last slide, we SAW the reasons why people living in the slums
are vulnerable to the environment, through a step by step causal
effect. In exams, we are expected to use sentences to explain the
causes and effects.
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In this section students will learn to :
Are they the reasons why there is a need to provide solutions to curb
housing shortages?
Global Interactions
between
Human realm Physical realm
Interact Interact
with with
Distribution
affects
of Outcomes affects
on on
Management
Strategies
affects affects
to achieve
Sustainability
(?)
Essential Understandings
EU1: The study of Geography is underpinned by the interactions within and between the physical and human realms, occurring on a variety of scales and
through different times.
EU2: Interactivity promotes interdependence amongst the different components of the earth system which results in potential domino effects that will have spatial
and temporal impact.
EU3: Such interactions affect different sets of processes and outcomes that need to be managed in a sustainable way
Essential Questions
EQ1: In what ways do interactions occur within and between the physical and human realm?
EQ2: How do such interactions manifest themselves spatially and temporally and with what results?
EU3: To what extent and how would we need to manage interactions within and between the physical and human realms?
Match the strategies ( pg 90 )
1. Why might these strategies be necessary?
2. What are some possible challenges in applying these
strategies
Often reasonably
May be subsidised by
priced compared to
the government
private housing
Facilities and
Affordable housing
amenities for all ages
Public housing
playground
Affordable housing For all Singaporeans to be able Over the years, some Singaporeans
to afford their own property have use HDB to make profit. This
jacks up the prices of the flats, making
some houses now very costly and less
affordable.
Inclusive Housing To provide amenities and With people staying together and
facilities to suit everyone in the enjoying the same common space, the
neighbourhood incidents of misunderstandings that
arise due to intolerance of other’s
culture and living habits can lead to
arguments among neighbours.