TCI: Spatial Inequality in Mexico City

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The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as

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urbanization.

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What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?

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spatial inequality

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Which of these is a major cause of rural decline in Mexico? crowding and pollution, loss of communal lands, rising standards of living, poverty and unemployment

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poverty and unemployment

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The overall comfort of a group or country is known as...

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standard of living

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TRUE or FALSE: Most Mexican farmers in the countryside enjoy a high standard of living and wealth.

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FALSE

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Which of the following is the MOST important "pull factor" (benefit to moving) that draws farm families to Mexico City? great apartment living, communal land is easy to find, increased economic opportunity, spatial inequality

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increased economic opportunity

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why does the housing pictured above show a low standard of living?

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the house may not be connected to the electrical grid, the house lacks access to running water, the house is made from poor quality or unsafe materials

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Which of these is the most important "pull factor" that draws farm families to Mexico City? A. apartment living, B. communal land, C. economic opportunity, D. spatial inequality

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economic opportunity

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True or False: Owning a telephone is considered to be a luxury by the middle class in Mexico.

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True