5 marker on problems with squatter settlements

Question 1

Problems -

Answer 1

Overcrowding

Lack of sanitation/ sewage - leads to people be susceptible to communicable disease

Poor quality building materials, lack of electricity, fire risk due to houses cramped together out of basic materials

High crime rate

Unmade roads

Lack of schools and clinics - or these buildings are unstable and aren’t weatherproof

Question 2

Problems for rapid population growth for city authorities

Answer 2

Lack of jobs

Traffic congestion - air pollution, large cost to control traffic

Lack of housing - causes deprivation

Poverty causes high crime rates and violence

Difficult to provide services - hospitals, schools, clinics

Pressure on infrastructure - unsanitary water supplies, no electricity

Growth of squatter settlements - need for rubbish disposal

Less space for agriculture as green belt is used up on city outskirts