For those who had missed the extra class on settlement
The map shows part of the urban settlement of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The question actually asked for three pieces of map evidence which suggest that this area is part of a squatter settlement and not occupied by high cost housing.
You were given a photograph of a slum (squatter settlement) in the Prelim. Basically both serve the same purpose - you have to examine them carefully and relate them to the characterics of a squatter or a slum.
You must understand that squatters are occupied mainly by rural migrants who were attracted to the city by the pull factors. However, most of them were unable to attain what they wanted and landed in the slum which they built their own house illegally on government land. You can see on the map that most of the areas are occupied by "self built houses" . Most of these land are not desired by the higher income people as there are normally near to railways, industrial areas, open drains, swamps etc where there is high level of pollution and poor sanitation. In this case here you can clearly the "industrial land" in the south-eastern part of the map as well as the "open drain" and "marshy land" which strectched across the map area.
There is also poor water supply as you can see that there is no piped water but only "water standpipe". The squatter is also accessible by "unmade roads" which are actually muddy roads.
The answer for this question:
many temporary/self-built houses/few concrete houses;
use of standpipes for water/no running water;
open drains/no proper sanitation;
built on undesirable land/close to marshes/factories etc
use of standpipes for water/no running water;
open drains/no proper sanitation;
built on undesirable land/close to marshes/factories etc
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