Test Latin America

What is rural decline?

• a. It is the move of people from farming communities to the city.
• b. It is the unequal distribution of wealth in an area.
• c. The overall level of comfort and well being of people from an area.
• d. It is the decrease of population in farming communities.

What is spatial inequality?

• a. It is the move of people from farming communities to the city.
• b. It is the unequal distribution of wealth in an area.
• c. The overall level of comfort and well being of people from an area.
• d. It is the decrease of population in farming communities.

What is standard of living?

• a. It is the quality and affordability of jobs in an area.
• b. It is the unequal distribution of wealth in an area.
• c. The overall level of comfort and well being of people from an area.
• d. It is the decrease of population in farming communities.

What is urbanization?

• a. It is the move of people from farming communities to the city.
• b. It is the unequal distribution of wealth in an area.
• c. The overall level of comfort and well being of people from an area.
• d. It is the decrease of population in farming communities.

How are urbanization and rural decline connected?

• a. They are connected because the increase of cites has lead to an increase in suburbs.
• b. They are connected because urbanization causes rural decline.
• c. They are connected because rural decline causes urbanization.
• d. A and B

What natural factors have influenced how people make a living in Mexico?

• a. In Mexico only 15% of the land is suitable for farming as the remaining land is too dry, rocky or mountainous to grow crops.
• b. a. In Mexico 75% of the land is suitable for farming as the remaining land is too dry, rocky or mountainous to grow crops.
• c. a. In Mexico only 50% of the land is suitable for forestry as the remaining land is too overpopulated for forestation. .
• None of the above.

How have human factors influenced how people make a living through farming in around Mexico City?

• a. The Mexican government has control of the arid land.
• b. A small number of wealthy people own the farmable land around Mexico city.
• c. b. A small number of poor people own the arable land around Mexico city.
• d. A and C

What push and pull factors caused people to move to Mexico City.

• a. Push: poor farmers were unable to compete against large farms. Pull: The hope of a job that would provided their family a higher standard of living.
• b. Push: The loss of jobs in the city forced farmers to move out of the city to the countryside. Pull: The increase of commercial farms provided jobs for poor farmers.
• c. Push: Volcanic activity has made farming impossible in the country. Pull: The city provided them with new jobs and a new way of life that was better than what they had.
• d. None of the above.

What consequences did the rising population of Mexico city have?

• a. deforestation increased
• b. air pollution increased
• c. increased volcanic activity.
• d. A and C

What issue in 2024 pushed spatial inequality to the for front of nation new?

• The lack of adequate housing for the new migrants.
• The lack of drinking water to the population of Mexico City.
• The lack of farmland available due to the draining of the lake for an airport.
• None of the above