Rapid Urbanization: South America

Based on the map provided where do most people in South America live?

• Southern portion of South America

• Center of South America

• Coastal areas of South America

• Within the Amazon Rainforest

Which statement best describes the effect of Rapid Urbanization in Sao Paulo, Brazil

• The development of Favela's; a slum or shantytown with a low standard of living

• Large urban centers with a high standard of living

• An increase in public transportation and employment

• An advancement in healthcare due to the increase in population

Which statement best defines Rapid Urbanization

• Population increase at a fast rate in urban areas

• The migration of urban centers to rural areas

• A quick increase in population in the countryside

• An increase in economic activity within large cities

Pick all that apply: identify the effect of Rapid Urbanization

• An increase in poverty and unemployment

• A decrease of arable land

• Pollution

• An increase in the standard of living

Which country in Brazil is currently experiencing Rapid Urbanization?

• São Paulo

• Mexico City

• Venezuela

• Amazon Rainforest

What is the process of making an area more urban?

• life expectancy

• population density

• urbanization

• zoology

What word means "in the countryside"?

• environmental

• natural

• rural

• urban

What is the rapid growth of cities called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......

• Pull Factors
• Push Factors
• Jump Factors
• Falling Factors

Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

• Push Factors
• Pull Factors
• Falling Factors
• Jump Factors