Mexico City
What ancient people built their capital where Mexico City stands today?
The Aztecs, called it Tenochtitlan
How do most Maya provide food for their families?
subsistence farming
What is the standard of living?
describes the overall comfort and well-being of a group
Are Puerto Ricans US citizens? can they vote?
Yes, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
• They cannot vote in U.S. national elections while living in Puerto Rico, but they can vote in local elections.
name 1 issue with puerto rico's hurricane response system
-not enough funding
-delayed aid
What major migration is making Mexico City grow so rapidly? (multiple right answers)
-urbanization
-rural decline
Name one traditional practice many Maya still keep today.
Cooking styles, the language, using plants/herbs for medicine, traditional clothing, weaving, etc.
How did chinampas in Tenochtitlan improve the Aztec standard of living?
allowed the Aztecs to grow more food efficiently, increasing food supply and improving nutrition and daily life.
How are hurricanes related to el nino?
warm ocean current that flows off the west coast of South America every few years, can trigger extreme weather
What would be a reliable primary and secondary source for studying Katrina?
• Reliable primary source: Eyewitness accounts, interviews, or photographs from people who experienced Hurricane Katrina.
• Reliable secondary source: A scholarly article or book analyzing the causes, effects, and response to Hurricane Katrina.
Name one problem caused by Mexico City’s huge population growth.
Smog, poverty, crowded transportation, etc.
What does it mean to be indigenous?
Belonging to the original people of a region, who lived there before colonizers or outsiders arrived.
Name a region of the world that is highly developed and a region that is less developed
Highly developed region: Western Europe or North America
Less developed region: Sub-Saharan Africa or parts of Central America
How did the Taino people adapt to hurricanes?
The Taino adapted to hurricanes by building sturdy, thatched-roof homes, storing food in safe places, and using knowledge of seasonal storms to prepare and protect their communities, hurricane-resistant crops, etc
Why do more developed countries have longer life expectancies?
More developed countries have longer life expectancies because they have better healthcare, nutrition, clean water, sanitation, and safer living conditions.
What does spatial inequality look like in Mexico City?
wealth and resources are unevenly distributed across different parts of the city--> looks like a border, less green spaces, less room, more run-down on the poorer sides
wealthy neighborhoods: good housing, clean water, safe streets, and good schools
poorer areas: crowded housing, limited clean water, weak infrastructure, and fewer job opportunities.
what challenges do indigenous people in Central America face?
Loss of land, limited access to education and healthcare, hard to preserve language and traditions, discrimination, and threats from deforestation or development projects.
What does a highly developed country look like?
A highly developed country has good healthcare, high-quality education, modern infrastructure, plenty of jobs, high incomes, and a high standard of living for most people.
Why was Hurricane Katrina so destructive?
the levees weren't up to date and broke
Name a primary industry, secondary, and tertiary industry
• Primary industry: Farming, mining, or fishing (extracting raw materials)
• Secondary industry: Manufacturing or factory work (making goods from raw materials)
• Tertiary industry: Services like teaching, healthcare, or retail (providing services rather than goods)
Explain how spatial inequality has always been part of Mexico City's history
From Aztec times to today, wealthier groups lived in well-built, central areas while poorer groups were pushed to the edges
-->creating long-lasting unequal neighborhoods.
Describe the difference between traditional culture and adaptation using a Maya example for each.
Traditional = customs preserved (using a metate, Indigenous languages and spiritual beliefs, subsistence agriculture)
Adaptation = adding modern items/practices (using an electric corn grinder, living in cities, having a wage-based job, using phones, plastic and metal utensils, etc)
What 3 things calculate the human development index?
-economy (like GDP)
-education (average years of schooling)
why didnt people evacuate for Hurricane Katrina?
• Many people didn’t evacuate for Katrina because they lacked transportation, didn’t have enough money, didn’t trust they would be safe in shelters, or didn’t believe the storm would be so severe.
What role did inequality play in Hurricane Katrina? (name 3 factors)
Black communities had fewer resources to evacuate
-weaker housing located next to levees
-limited access to emergency aid, seen as looters with shoot-to-kill orders