Mexico City-Spatial Inequality

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

• distortion

• immigration

• urbanization

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

• population density

• economic activity

• spatial inequality

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

• poverty and unemployment 

• overcrowding

• pollution

Which group in Mexico City enjoys the highest standard of living?

• the “haves”

•  the “have nots”

• the middle class

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

• communal land 

• economic opportunity 

• spatial inequality 

Which letter labels the United States?

• B

• D

• A

Which letter labels the Pacific Ocean?

• E

• C

• D

What best describes the middle class lifestyle in Mexico City? 

• Hold high-paying jobs in business and government

• Live in houses or apartments and can usually afford some luxuries.

• Live in neighborhoods that may lack running water and electricity

As Mexico City has grown, it has seen increases(goes up) in all of the following EXCEPT 

• crime rates

• air pollution

• average family size

Conquerors from which European country destroyed the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, and in its place built Mexico City?

• England

• Spain

• Portugal