TCI Geography Alive Chapter 9 - Spatial Inequality

Which of the following is an example of urbanization?

• growing rural populations

• populations moving from cities to rural areas

• populations moving from rural areas to cities

• shrinking metropolitan areas

Rural decline occurs when rural populations experience

• growing wealth.

• high wages.

• increasing pollution.

• increasing poverty.

Which of these is a major effect of rural decline in Mexico?

• falling crime rates

• rising living standards

• increased urbanization

• decreased spatial inequality

A person working in education, business or government is probably a member of which group?

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• Working Poor

• Poorest of the poor

Where do spatial inequalities exist?

• Anywhere where differences in wealth affects how people live.

• Only in large growing cities between "haves" and "have nots."

• Only in rural areas between commercial farms and small farmers.

• Only in small towns between "haves" and "have-nots."

Why is poor air quality an issue for city residents?

• It causes the roads to be clogged with traffic.

• It causes people to suffer from asthma.

• It makes the city very cold during the winter.

• It blocks out the sun completely.

What advantage do large commercial farms have over most common Mexican farmers?

• They own most of the rocky and mountainous land in Mexico.

• They have more money and can produce more crops on their land.

• They own many large tenements and slums in metropolitan areas.

• All of the above

Which of these is the most important “pull factor” that draws farm families to Mexico City?

• apartment living

• communal land

• economic opportunity

• spatial inequality

The "have nots" make up how much of the population of Mexico City?

• almost none

• a small portion

• about half

• a majority

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

• economic activity

• population density

• relative location

• spatial inequality