Question: Define Spatial Inequality Answer Unequal amounts of amounts of qualities or resources and services depending on location. Includes medical services and general welfare.
Question: Standard of Living Answer The level of comfort people or a degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community
Question: Describe the location of the Amazon Rainforest Answer Northern Part of the continent South America
Question: This is the scientific training dedicated to understanding changes in climate and weather Answer Meteorology
Question: Describe the differences between Urban and Rural Answer Urban (crowded cities, public transit, apartment buildings) Rural (land, spaces between homes, isolation)
Question: What is the greatest pull factors to getting people to into Mexico City? Answer Job and education opportunities *Opportunity for people to make more money to improve quality of livingdsa
Question: Describe the characteristics of the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ (see image on the next slide) Answer Haves represent a group of people/individuals (the highest quality of life and needs met) Have nots represent (limited access to have basic living needs met)
Question: Describe Farming opportunities in Mexico? Answer Too many people and too little land. (lakes drained to make room for city expansion) Due to Urbanization and overcrowding in the citieis
Question: Issues with Urbanization: *Look at the next slide for an image of Urbanization Answer Pollution Poverty Crime City is BURSTING AT THE SEEMS
Question: Describe poor slum neighborhoods Answer
Mexico City (What do you see, what do you infer for the people that live here?)
Question: What are some examples of extreme weather? Answer Tornados, hurricanes, typhoons, Tsunami
Question: Earthquakes, sinkholes, hurricanes, Tsunamis, wild fires, Answer Natural disasters (be careful) (example) earthquakes are not weather