🚜ap human geography review

Self-constructed housing

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Housing built by residents themselves using available materials and labor, typically without professional construction or formal building permits.

AP course connection

Topic 6.10: 6.10 Challenges of Urban Changes

Unit 6

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