2015 Sec 2 Unit 3 lesson 1
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This document provides an overview of housing shortages and slums. It begins with key thinking questions about housing shortages and then outlines the lesson objectives to define housing shortage and describe its nature. Housing shortage is defined as insufficient housing to accommodate a population, resulting in homelessness and slums. Slums lack safe shelter and basic services like electricity, water, and sanitation. People living in slums face higher disease rates, lower life expectancy, and health issues. The document includes pictures and videos of slums and has students discuss problems faced by slum residents and how their lives differ.
2015 Sec 2 Unit 3 lesson 1
- 1. Chong Boon Secondary School Secondary 2 Geography Unit 3: Housing You must complete the pre-reading from Pg 64 to 68 before this lesson.
- 2. Key thinking questions • How to provide homes for all? • What is housing shortage? • Which cities in the world experience housing shortage? • Why does housing shortage occur? • What are the consequences of housing shortage in cities? • What are some strategies used to manage housing shortage? • How do we build inclusive homes? COPY
- 3. Lesson 1 Objectives • What is housing shortage? • Can you describe the nature of housing shortage? COPY
- 4. What is housing shortage? • Insufficient housing is available to accommodate the population in that area. • Results in large scale homelessness. • Presence of slums and squatter settlements. –Temporary, unauthorised housing built by settlers as shelters. COPY
- 5. Lack of safe shelter • Shelter protect against the weather elements – Strong winds, cold temperatures • Slum houses are badly built. • Materials used are cheap and poor. • High tendency to collapse due to natural disasters • High tendency to be destroyed in accidents. COPY
- 6. Watch this video (from 3min40sec onwards)
- 7. Insufficient basic services • Lack access to basic services – Electricity – Clean water – Proper sanitation – Waste disposal • Lack of infrastructure – Water pipes, waste management facilities, power lines. COPY
- 8. Effect of insufficient basic services • Rampant spread of diseases • High overall death rate • Lower life expectancy • Malnutrition and other health related issues. COPY
- 9. Take a look at this slum area Kibera Slum in Kenya Click on picture to launch video
- 10. Have you watched the video? • Watch the video “the slum – episode one – deliverance”. Click picture to view a slum in Singapore
- 11. Time to buzz • Talk to your partner. • Name 3 problems that people living in a slum have. • Identify one way in which your life is better than people living in slums. 5 minutes!
- 12. Turn to Pg 68 • Figure 3.8 shows a sketch of a slum Answer the following questions. Discuss with your partner. (a) Describe the slum as shown in the sketch. (b)How do you feel living environment compared to your neighbourhood? (c) If you could provide one amenity for the slum, what would you provide? Why? COPY 10 minutes!
- 13. Exercise Time • On your own, complete the exercise and submit. • You have 10 minutes. • Use what you learnt today and the information you shared with your friends earlier.
Editor's Notes
- #7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzFOtk9tRbM (Car crash scene from Jackie Chan movie start from 3:40 )
- #10: 5 min video on Kibera Slum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwPQHlhaI5g
- #11: Singapore Slums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfwNLUDrCY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwo5rjiIEsQ