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
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Available materials – people use the materials that are available to them to build
shelter
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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.
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People also use the material they can afford to build shelter
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The purpose of the shelter also affects the materials used. A temporary shelter needs
temporary materials and a permanent shelter needs different material.