Geography Flashcard

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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? Options: crowding and pollution, loss of communal lands, rising standard of living, poverty and unemployment

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poverty and unemployment

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Which of the following is a challenge that farmers face in Mexico?
Mexico has little to no good farmland.
Increasing costs of equipment and seeds.
A severe lack of farm workers.

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Increasing costs of equipment and seeds.

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Many farmers decide to migrate to the city because of all of the following EXCEPT: better paying jobs, better access to water, better education, a higher standard of living.

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better access to water

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As Mexico City has grown, it has seen increases in all of the following EXCEPT: crime rates, air pollution, poor slum neighborhoods.

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average family size

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Which best describes the lifestyle of the middle class in Mexico City? Options: live in a neighborhood that usually has electricity but may lack running water, live in houses or apartments and can usually afford some luxuries, live on large estates staffed by gardeners and maids, live in slums in shacks made of cardboard

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live in houses or apartments and can usually afford some luxuries

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Which best describes the lifestyle of recent migrants in Mexico City?

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live in slums in shacks made of cardboard

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Which best describes the lifestyle of the upper class in Mexico City? Options: live in a neighborhood that usually has electricity but may lack running water, live in houses or apartments and can usually afford some luxuries, live on large estates staffed by gardeners and maids, live in slums in shacks made of cardboard

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live on large estates staffed by gardeners and maids

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Which best describes the lifestyle of the working poor in Mexico City?

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live in a neighborhood that usually has electricity but may lack running water