1. Welcome to… Mexico City Review!!!

2. Mexico City Review 100 200 300 400 500 Important Terms Rural Decline
Spatial Inequality
Standard of Living
Urbanization
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3. 100 Important Terms 100 RURAL DECLINE
 This is what drives migration to large cities.
RURAL DECLINE

4. 200 Important Terms 200
A more developed country is more likely to have a higher _________ __ _______ (3 words) than in a developing country.
STANDARD OF LIVING

5. 300 Important Terms 300
This is the movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban areas.
URBANIZATION

6. 400 Important Terms 400
The unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area leading to some places being richer than others is referred to as this.
SPATIAL INEQUALITY

7. 500 Important Terms 500
Explain the 2 differences between “haves” and “have nots.”
HAVES
HAVE NOTS
Upper and middle classes
Migrants and working poor, work for the “haves”
¼ of Mexico City’s residents
Live in slums or tenements
Live on estates or apartments/houses in the city center, or suburbs
Public transportation
Landowners, government, business, education
Electricity, but not running water

8. 100 Rural Decline 100
What percentage of land is suitable for farming in Mexico?
A. 50%
B. 20%
C. 15%
D. 5%

9. 200 Rural Decline 200
During the 1970s and 1980s, around 1,000 people a day moved to Mexico City. Due to the standard of living declining in Mexico City, many people chose to migrate to these places:
Other cities in Mexico or cross the border into the USA.

10. 300 Rural Decline 300
There are 3 different types of farms in Mexico. Name 2.
Small privately owned farm, communal lands (ejidos) and large commercial farms.

11. 400 Rural Decline 400
Why are small farmers finding it hard to survive and compete against larger farmers?
Small farmers cannot afford to increase their production to compete against larger farmers.

12. 500 Rural Decline 500
Unable to compete with large scale farmers, small farmers often sell their land and soon face poverty and unemployment. Why is migration to the city the only hope for small farmers?
Hope to find good jobs, give their children a good education, escape the cycle of poverty.

13. 100 Spatial inequality 100
This is an example of what? Where is it located in Mexico City?
Slum. At the outskirts of the city.

14. 200 Spatial inequality 200
Who would be able to afford this home in Mexico City?
Upper Class

15. 300 Spatial inequality 300 Where are the slums of Mexico City located?
A. Inner city
B. Outskirts of the city
C. In the suburbs
D. There are no slums in Mexico City

16. 400 Spatial inequality 400
Patterns of spatial inequality change over time. What usually occurs to make a country either improve or decline the standard of living?
Government policies

17. 500 Spatial inequality 500
Using the terms RURAL DECLINE, URBANIZATION, and STANDARD OF LIVING, explain why spatial inequality exists in Mexico City.
Due to the RURAL DECLINE of the countryside, people have migrated to Mexico City, increasing the URBANIZATION of the city. People from the countryside have a lower STANDARD OF LIVING because of the poor conditions they come from, leading to SPATIAL INEQUALITY in Mexico City between the “haves” and “have nots.”

18. 100 Standard of living 100
A person living in this environment has a high or low standard of living?
LOW

19. 200 Standard of living 200
A person living in this house would have a high or low standard of living?
HIGH

20. 300 Standard of living 300 How is the standard of living measured?
By the Human Development Index (HDI)

21. 400 Standard of living 400
Name two of the three areas the Human Development Index looks at to rank standard of living?
Life expectancy, education, and per capita GDP.

22. 500 Standard of living 500
Why has the middle class been struggling in Mexico City in recent years?
Because the economy is down, the middle class has been unable to save money for the future or to send their children to private schools.

23. 100 Urbanization 100
What was the major cause of urbanization in Mexico City?
Rural decline

24. 200 Urbanization 200
What is the worst environmental problem in Mexico City?
Air pollution

25. 300 urbanization 300
Urbanization and overcrowding have caused several problems in Mexico City. Name 2.
Not enough land, low supply of clean water, air pollution, unemployment.

26. 400 Urbanization 400
True or false: The average family size of Mexico City residents has increased over time.
FALSE: The average family size has actually decreased over time.

27. 500 urbanization 500
Because the suburbs of Mexico City are beginning to spread up the sides of the mountains that surround the Valley of Mexico, these are beginning to occur.
Landslides

28. FINAL QUESTION
Look at the graph on page 144 in your textbook. Explain how Mexico’s urban and rural population has changed over time.
In 1950, most of Mexico’s population was rural, but by 1970 a majority of Mexico’s population was urban. This trend is expected to continue in the future.