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Housing Terms
Terms for Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | The beliefs, social customs, and traits of a group of people |
| Hogans | Navajo Dwellings made of logs and mud |
| Common Property | View of Native Americans that land belongs to everyone. |
| East | Direction that the door faced in Navajo Dwellings |
| Dirt | Floor types of early housings |
| Spanish architecture | Red tile roofs |
| Wood | Traditional building material of the Pilgrims homeland |
| Cliff Dwellers | The Native Americans who dwelled in cliffs or rock overhangs |
| Hispanic | They settled in South and Southwest |
| 2 | Maximum number of members in the majority of U.S. households |
| Single-person household | The household group that includes never-marrieds and single-again adults |
| Baby Boomers | People born after WWII through 1964 |
| People with disabilities | Those who most need housing free of physical restrictions |
| Middle income | The income group that represents the largest U.S. category |
| Dual income | Term to describe a family where both partners work |
| Demographics | Statistical facts about the human population |
| 4 | The average number of years between moves |
| Sunbelt | Term for Southern and Southwestern states |
| Mobile society | Type of society where people travel often |
| Farming | The occupation that prompted people to abandon caves and build structures for housing |
| Technology | The type of knowledge people need to adapt to their environment |
| Industrial Revolution | Event in the late 1800's having a large or technological impact on housing |
| Railroad | The primary method of moving goods during the Industrial Revolution |
| Computer | The type of technology responsible for many high-tech items in the home |
| Microwave Oven | High-tech appliance found in kitchens |
| Computer-Aided Drafting and Design | What CADD means |
| Architects and Interior designers | Two groups of housing professionals who used CADD |
| High Tech | Another term for technology |
| Cave Dwellers | The people who first used technology |
| Federal, State, and Local | Levels at which government influences housing |
| Colonial Times | Period of first housing laws |
| Zoning Regulations | Restrictions that control land use |
| Uniform Building Codes | National guide for building standards |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | The full name of the department called HUD |
| Building Codes | Minimum standards for building materials and construction |
| Residential Zone | Zone where only houses can be built |
| Rent Supplements | Help with housing for low-income people |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | Two federal agencies concerned with safety and protection of housing environments |
| Air and Water Quality | Environmental concerns in the constructed environment |
| Production and Consumption of goods and services | Two basic economic influences on housing |
| Resources | Objects, qualities, and personal strengths that can be used to reach goals |
| Housing Starts | The term for the number of houses being built in a year |
| Two Million (2,000,000) | Average number of housing starts in a year |
| Housing Industry | Type of industry that employs planners, developers, and builders |
| Housing Market | Term to describe the transfer of dwellings from producers to consumers |
| Gross Domestic Product | Value of all goods and services produced in a country |
| Mortgage Interest Rates | An aspect of home mortgages that seems to increase as the same rate as inflation |
| 1/3 (One Third) | The portion of income that the average family pays for housing |
| Housing | The first major sector of the economy to normally rebound after an economic slump |
| Native Americans | They were here before the Colonists |
| caves and dugouts | Shelter of early humans |
| tepees and wigwams | Dwellings of the early Native Americans |
| house raising | Event where neighbors would come over to help build a house |
| log cabin | A housing symbol of the early United States |
| agrarians | People who earn their living from the land |
| density | The number of people in a given area |
| census | An official count of the population taken by the government |
| tract houses | Similarly designed houses built in the same development |
| new town | A planned urban development |
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