From any material to hand: corrugated metal sheets, assorted planks, plastic sheeting, nails, rope and string.
--noun1.a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses. 2.a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shanty-like houses.
Shanty towns are often built on the outskirts of urban areas, near industrial zones or along riverbanks and hillsides. They are typically located in areas with limited access to basic services like clean water, sanitation, and healthcare.
This is a very general question.. But to answer it literally, a city has a much higher population than a shanty house. I think you actually mean a shanty town? But I can't answer unless you say which shanty town and which city..
the houses were made out of sod
For sale sings posted outside houses are usually made of a material called Vinyl. Vinyl is a synthetic man made material and is a specific type of plastic. Vinyl's properties made it ideal for a 'For Sale' sign.
In shanty towns, most dwellings are made from corrugated iron sheets arranged in boxes. Power is normally supplied from nearby traffic lights - the shanty town dwellers run an electrical cable from the lights to their houses.
Wood was the most common material in colonial times.
Stones, Bricks, Wood, Iron, Cements
They resemble a tent and are made of a very thick canvas material. The larger cities have houses made of adobe.
Bouncy Castles, Houses, etc. are all made out of a vinyl material. The vinyl material is perfect because it will not stretch, but is strong, durable and tear-resistant.
An igloo is a home made from natural material at hand -- snow -- in the far North. The opposite would have to be a shelter made from man-made material in the South, perhaps a homeless person's cardboard box or hutch or a shanty made of some old corrugated steel sheets in the slums of Calcutta.
The main material that Sumerian houses were made out of is sun baked mud bricks