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The unequal distribution of wealth or resources over a geographic area is called
a) Communal lands
b) Rural Decline
c) Spatial Inequality
d) Urbanization

Why is poor air quality an issue for city residents?
a) It causes the roads to be clogged with traffic
b) It causes people to suffer from asthma
c) It makes the city very cold during the winter
d) It blocks out the sun completely

Why have times become difficult for some middle-class Mexicans?
a) They cannot afford to feed their growing families with their wages
b) They now have to live in slums and tenements instead of suburbs
c) Their homes lack electricity and running water
d) They can no longer save money or send their children to private school

What does the HDI measure?
a) Life expectancy
b) Education levels
c) Per capita GDP
d) All of the above

Many farmers in Mexico have migrated to metropolitan areas in order to
a) Find better paying jobs
b) Give their families a higher standard of living
c) Improve their children's education
d) All of the above

What is typically the poorest population group in Mexico City?
a) Middle class
b) Working poor
c) Recent migrants
d) Upper class

Which of the following is an example of urbanization?
a) Growing rural populations
b) Populations moving from cities to rural areas
c) Populations moving from rural areas to cities
d) Shrinking metropolitan areas

The have nots make up how much of the population of Mexico City?
a) Almost none
b) A small portion
c) About half
d) A majority

A person who lives on an estate is most likely a member of the
a) Upper class
b) Middle class
c) Working poor
d) Migrants

A slum or tenement is most likely to have which type of people living in it?
a) Middle class
b) Upper class
c) Haves
d) Have nots

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