Latin America Test Practice

Rural areas refer to...

• Regions outside urban areas with low population density.
• Capital Cities

• Areas with high industrial activity and urban sprawl.
• Highly populated cities with dense infrastructure.

Urban areas refer to...

• regions with high population density and infrastructure, such as cities and towns
• rural areas with low population density
• small villages with minimal infrastructure
• regions primarily focused on agriculture

The unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic region is known as..

• urbanization

• standard of living

• spatial inequality

• rural decline

Standard of Living is .known as...

• Cost of Living
• Quality of Life
• Standard of Wealth
• Economic Status

The worsening economic conditions in the country side, including high unemployment, drought, and growing poverty which drives migration to the city is known as.....

• spatial inequality

• standard of living

• rural decline

• trickle down economics

The movement of people from rural to urban areas is known as..

• spatial inequality

• standard of living

• urbanization

• urban sprawl

Biodiversity.....

• The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
• The process of photosynthesis in plants.
• The total number of species on Earth.
• The study of animal behavior in captivity.

The removing or clearing away of trees from a forest is known as...

• urbanization
• deforestation
• reforestation
• afforestation

What type of trees are in a rainforest?

• Hardwood trees, broadleaf evergreens, and tropical hardwoods.
• Cacti
• Deciduous trees
• Coniferous trees

Sustainable development is the....

• process of meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs
• method of exploiting resources for immediate gain
• approach to ignore environmental concerns
• strategy for maximizing profit without limits