Spatial Inequality in Mexico City Assignment

The unequal distribution of wealth or resources over a geographic area is called

• communal lands

• rural decline

• spatial inequality

• urbanization

What does the standard of living tell a geographer about a population?

• the overall comfort and well-being of a group or country

• how much money the wealthiest people in a country have

• the overall population in a group or country

• the size of a population's borders

Which city was built on the remains of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

• Guadalajara

• Puebla

• Mexico City

• Toluca

Which of the following is an example of urbanization?

• growing rural populations

• populations moving from cities to rural areas

• populations moving from rural areas to cities

• shrinking metropolitan areas

Rural decline occurs when rural populations experience

• growing wealth.

• high wages.

• increasing pollution.

• increasing poverty.

What advantage do large commercial farms have over most common Mexican farmers?

• They own most of the rocky and mountainous land in Mexico.

• They have more money and can produce more crops on their land.

• They own many large tenements and slums in metropolitan areas.

• all of the above

About what percentage of all Mexicans now live in urban areas?

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

• 100%

Many farmers in Mexico have migrated to metropolitan areas in order to

• find better paying jobs.

• give their families a higher standard of living.

• improve their children's education.

• all of the above

The size of Mexico City over the past 50 years has

• shrunk a small amount.

• stayed the same.

• grown a small amount.

• grown a large amount.

Which of the following is a problem associated with urbanization?

• heavy pollution

• lack of smog

• too much free space

• shrinking metropolitan population