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WorksheetsCh. 9 Mexico City
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
One thing that hasn't increased as Mexico City grows is,
unemployment
family size
crime rates
air pollution
When a large number of people move to cities, this is known as,
immigration
poverty
distortion
urbanization
This is a pull factor -
job opportunities
spatial inequality
poor slum areas
more farmland
These are MAJOR causes of rural decline in Mexico pushing people to move to cities.
rising standards of living
crowding & pollution
poverty & unemployment
improved farming methods
Which of these statements best explains what is occurring with Mexico City/Federal District boundaries over time?
The Federal District has been shrinking since 1950
Mexico City has remained the same size throughout the years
The Federal District has grown beyond Mexico City's boundaries
Mexico City is growing outside of the Federal District boundaries
Canada
A
B
C
D
United States
A
B
C
D
Mexico
A
B
C
D
Cuba
A
B
C
D
When wealth & resources are unequally distributed within an area - this is called,
spatial inequality
population density
standard of living
urbanization
The total value of goods & services a country produces in a year is called,
spatial inequality
gross domestic product
per capita income
standard of living
The group in Mexico City that has the highest standard of living are,
the recent immigrants
the "haves"
the working poor
the "have nots"
A country that has a high GDP and HDI are considered to be,
developed
developing
third world
declining
Which of these is NOT found in a rural area?
hunting & fishing
commercial farming
trade & manufacturing
cattle ranching
If you wanted to go on vacation and not leave the U.S., where would you go?
Puerto Rico
Panama
Belize
Jamaica
What countries are on the island of Hispaniola?
Cuba & Jamaica
Mexico & Belize
Puerto Rico & St. Kitts
Haiti & Dominican Republic
Which country is the farthest north on the map?
Panama
Guatemala
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Yucatan in Mexico is an example of which landform?
isthmus
peninsula
strait
archipelago
The survey shows that 60% of the homes had running water & the map also shows that the neighborhood had ____________?
over 75% had running water
under 25% had running water
25%-50% had running water
50%-75% had running water
Use two Dist. info sheets & this table to answer the following question. I think this neighborhood is ___________.
13-Xochimilco
14-Benito Juarez
3-Coyoacan
11-Tlahuac
