Nothando Chikonzo Project Grade 4 white 1. What is shelter Answer: Shelter is what people and animals use to protect themselves from their surroundings 2. Give four reasons why people need shelter a. b. c. d. Protection from predators and other dangerous animals and insects Personal and property safety from robbers and other harmful people Protection from bad weather like rain, wind, hot or cold temperatures Prevents ill health and disease through providing places of comfort and rest 3. List materials used to make classic and temporary shelter Classic Shelter materials Temporary shelter materials Bricks Plastic Cement Wood Sand Grass Pit sand Cardboard Timber Roofing sheets Cement 4. Pictures of indigenous forms of shelter Wood Hut – this is made of wood and grass thatched. Commonly used in rural areas Stone hut – this is made of stones and mortar and is grass thatched 5. Shelter in other countries a. Igloo – shelter made by Eskimos b. Pyramid - stone tombs of Egypt's kings Brick hut – made of bricks and mortar and grass thatched. It is Usually used as a kitchen c. Desert tent 6. List and explain the factors which influence a type of shelter in an area - Available materials – people use the materials that are available to them to build shelter - Site and location – where a shelter is built affects the material used. A shelter being built on a rock needs different material from that built on sand. - People also use the material they can afford to build shelter - The purpose of the shelter also affects the materials used. A temporary shelter needs temporary materials and a permanent shelter needs different material.