DISCOVERY CENTRE SMARTSCHOOLDISCOVERY CENTRE SMARTSCHOOLKarachi, PakistanKarachi, Pakistan

Prepared by:Prepared by:Students of Grade 7Students of Grade 7

Submitted to:Submitted to:Ms.Felicity Wilson & her classMs.Felicity Wilson & her class

Our country Pakistan has many different forms Our country Pakistan has many different forms of land from flat grass lands to mountains to of land from flat grass lands to mountains to empty deserts to the crowded cities each form empty deserts to the crowded cities each form of land requires different houses & homes.of land requires different houses & homes.

ComparingComparing ArchitectureArchitecture

Made of concrete & iron Made of concrete & iron barsbars

Made in citiesMade in cities Built for luxuryBuilt for luxury Has indoor plumingHas indoor pluming Has multiple roomsHas multiple rooms

Made of mud brick & Made of mud brick & strawstraw

Made In villagesMade In villages Built for sustaining life Built for sustaining life

for the poorfor the poor Has no plumingHas no pluming Has only one roomHas only one room

Urban ArchitectureUrban Architecture

Pakistani urban houses have been known to be Pakistani urban houses have been known to be well builtwell built

Ever since the devastating earth quake in 2006 Ever since the devastating earth quake in 2006 we have been using the latest and most we have been using the latest and most advanced technology in the construction worldadvanced technology in the construction world

Urban housesUrban houses The urban houses are much The urban houses are much

more developed than the more developed than the rural. They have more rural. They have more facilities, rooms, the style of facilities, rooms, the style of roofs is developed and much roofs is developed and much more.more.

They are spacious houses They are spacious houses made on land area of made on land area of usually 500, 1000, 2000 usually 500, 1000, 2000 yards.yards.

The individual houses have The individual houses have their own boundary walls.their own boundary walls.

Building materialsBuilding materials

They are cemented. They are cemented. They are built with They are built with different materials such different materials such as: as:

cement, cement, blocks of concreteblocks of concrete red brick blocks that are red brick blocks that are

already colored and they already colored and they need not to be paintedneed not to be painted

The style of roofsThe style of roofs

Most of the roofs are Most of the roofs are flat while some are flat while some are tilted.tilted.

There are some houses There are some houses with verandas (large with verandas (large balcony), some without balcony), some without it.it.

The most commonly used roomsThe most commonly used rooms

The most commonly The most commonly used rooms are living used rooms are living room, bed rooms and room, bed rooms and kitchen.kitchen.

Gardens Gardens

The gardens are The gardens are beautiful and filled with beautiful and filled with flowers.flowers.

Palm trees, coconut Palm trees, coconut trees, roses, fruit plants trees, roses, fruit plants like mangoes etc.like mangoes etc.

There are also gardens There are also gardens with less plantation. with less plantation.

General facilitiesGeneral facilities

General facilities of General facilities of urban houses are:urban houses are:

1.1. ElectricityElectricity

2.2. Tap waterTap water

3.3. Electrical appliances Electrical appliances like:like:

RefrigeratorsRefrigerators LaptopsLaptops Televisions.Televisions.

Rural ArchitectureRural Architecture

Pakistan's huts are Pakistan's huts are usually inhabited by usually inhabited by poor farmers who cant poor farmers who cant afford proper homesafford proper homes

Their huts are usually Their huts are usually made of mud, straw & made of mud, straw & twigstwigs

Pakistani huts consist of Pakistani huts consist of only one roomonly one room

Rural HousesRural Houses Rural houses are the Rural houses are the

houses in the village houses in the village sides. Following is sides. Following is some information about some information about their:their:

Building materialsBuilding materials The style of roofsThe style of roofs Most commonly used Most commonly used

roomsrooms Types of gardensTypes of gardens General facilities.General facilities.

Building MaterialsBuilding Materials

Mud:-Mud:- The houses in The houses in

villages are not villages are not cemented and are made cemented and are made out of mud.out of mud.

Terracotta:-Terracotta:- They are They are

also made out of a clay also made out of a clay that is called as that is called as terracotta.terracotta.

The style of roofsThe style of roofs

Straws:-Straws:-

Some of the roofs in Some of the roofs in the rural areas are made out the rural areas are made out of strawsof straws that fall of when it that fall of when it rains.rains.

Coconut leaves:-Coconut leaves:-

some of the some of the roofs of the rural houses are roofs of the rural houses are made out of coconut leaves made out of coconut leaves that are very easy to find that are very easy to find and are very cheap.and are very cheap.

Most Commonly Used RoomsMost Commonly Used Rooms

They have very few They have very few rooms as compare to the rooms as compare to the urban ones.urban ones.

So all the family gets So all the family gets together in one small together in one small room.room.

The rooms are very The rooms are very simple and bare.simple and bare.

GardensGardens

Vegetable gardens:-Vegetable gardens:- They They

don’t exactly have don’t exactly have gardens but there are gardens but there are mostly the farmers mostly the farmers living so they live near living so they live near the huge areas where the huge areas where they can easily plant they can easily plant there crops as Pakistan there crops as Pakistan is an agricultural is an agricultural country. country.

General facilitiesGeneral facilities Animals:-Animals:- They keep farm They keep farm

animals as their pets so that animals as their pets so that they can get milk and meat they can get milk and meat from them and they use to from them and they use to sell that milk so that they sell that milk so that they can get money from that and can get money from that and feed their family.feed their family.

Very few general facilities, Very few general facilities, they live a simple lifethey live a simple life

Many areas are without Many areas are without electricity & tap water, they electricity & tap water, they draw water from wellsdraw water from wells

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