Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

The number of people living in slums worldwide is estimated to be more than a

billion. Experts in urbanization fear that the ever-growing slums in the world will soon

become more populous than the cities. Findings like these, however. do not show

clearly the devastating effect which substandard living conditions have on the poor. The

situation is more serious in developing countries, where many people lack basic

amenities, adequate housing and modem health care services.

It is an irony that while some of the richest nations want to build colonies on the

moon and explore Mars, growing numbers of their poorest citizens cannot afford a

decent place to live here on earth. It might be easy to conclude that the poor could

remedy their situation if they showed more initiative. but factors involved in the housing

crisis are beyond their control. The world’s population is increasing at an alarming rate.

such that millions of houses are needed to keep pace with this development.

It is a fact that cities provide more facilities than the rural areas. It is easier to get

electricity and good water supply, pursue one’s education and secure well-paid jobs in

cities than villages. Very often those in the villages hanker for such opportunities. One

cannot therefore blame them when they seize the first opportunity to reside n the cities.

They do not mind going away from the villages to reside in congested cities. thereby

contributing to over-population in the cities. In troubled areas of the world. political

disasters. civil wars and suicide bombing are common Poor people, women and

children run away from such troubled areas to preserve their lives They seek refuge in

whatever shelter they can find when existing buildings are completely destroyed The

relationship between housing and poverty cannot be ignored. People who cannot afford

basic necessities as food and clothing. may not be able to rent or build decent houses.

These and other factors have forced millions of people to settle for substandard housing

They live in abandoned buses, shipping containers, cardboard boxes and other

unthinkable places.

The housing problems. just like many other problems facing the world should be tackled

with urgency. However, the cost of land for the erection of houses is high Even when

land is secured. the high cost of building materials is another problem to contend with.

One must not therefore blame building agencies which employ methods that enable

them to build inexpensive houses.

QUESTION

(a) In five sentences, one for each state the causes of the worldwide housing problem

b) In one sentence. summarize the measures that poor people have adopted to solve their housing problem.

Suggested Solutions…….‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

(a)(i) The population of the world is increasing.

(ii) The cities are congested/over-populated,

(iii) Disasters destroy 3′ existing buildings/houses/shelters.

(iv) Some people are so poor that they cannot rent/build decent houses.

(v) Land and building materials are expensive

(b) They live in make shift structures/all kinds of places.

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