Areas on the outskirts of cities where people build shacks from corrugated metal, plastic sheets, scrap wood, and other scavenged building materials are called .

Areas on the outskirts of cities where people build shacks from corrugated metal, plastic sheets, scrap wood, and other scavenged building materials are called shantytowns.

As the building of shantytowns can be beneficial in some scenarios such as these towns help to decrease the over-population of the nearby urban areas but on the other hand the making of these shantytowns can have various disadvantages such as no infrastructure and no proper sewage system.

both the house and senate must approve the conference report.   after it is approved by both on an identical from, it will be sent to the president.   if the president approves it, it will become law.

"choosing is refusing" means individuals face an opportunity cost with each decision they make. economists state that every decision involves trade-offs. opportunity cost is the least desirable alternative given up as a result of a decision.