Geography Ch. 9 Review

What does the image depict in terms of urban living conditions?

• A rural landscape with farms and fields

• A cityscape with uniform housing

• A contrast between a slum and a wealthy neighborhood

• A historical site with ancient ruins

What does "rural decline" refer to?

• Improvement of economic conditions in the countryside

• Worsening economic conditions in the countryside

• Increase in urban population

• Equal distribution of resources

What is "spatial inequality"?

• Equal distribution of wealth or resources

• Unequal distribution of wealth or resources

• Movement of people from urban to rural areas

• Overall comfort and well-being

What does "standard of living" mean?

• Movement of people from rural to urban areas

• Unequal distribution of wealth or resources

• Overall comfort and well-being

• Worsening economic conditions in the countryside

What is "urbanization"?

• Movement of people from rural to urban areas

• Equal distribution of resources

• Improvement of rural areas

• Overall comfort and well-being

What city did the Aztec Empire create prior to European contact?

• Tenochtitlán

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco

• Chichen Itza

By what year had Tenochtitlán become one of the greatest cities in the world?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1607

• 1776

Approximately how many people lived in Tenochtitlán by 1519?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 500,000

What term refers to people's overall level of comfort and well-being?

• Quality of life

• Standard of living

• Economic status

• Social class

What structure brought fresh water into Tenochtitlán from the surrounding hills?

• Canal

• Bridge

• Aqueduct

• Tunnel