Geo Terms
the term is the movement of people in large numbers into cities is?
Urbanization
Who lives in slums of Mexico City?
Recent Migrants
Where do Mayan children learn traditions?
From the parents/family
This term describes people whom are originally from a region
Indigenous
This map will show us Mountains, Rivers, and Elevation
Physical Map
What do Geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth in a geographic area?
Spatial Inequality
What are slum houses built like
Small Shacks made of any scraps of metal and wood
Mayan Farmers have adapted to modern life by?
Working for wages
A traditional culture is based off of what?
your ancestors way of life
Where is the Amazon Rainforest Located and what is its Climate?
Brazil/Tropical Wet
What is a major cause of rural decline in Mexico
Poverty & Unemployment
When was Mexico City's rural population more than urban population?
1950
Rainforests are called the Lungs of Earth because?
Carbon-oxygen cycle
In what two countries do the Mayan people live?
Mexico and Guatemala
This map tells us urban and rural Population along with Density?
Population Density Map!
What is a "PULL FACTOR" that draws farm families to Mexico City?
Economic Opportunity
Where is Mexico City located on in the country (think Physical Features.
Mexican Plateau
What is the main cause of land conflicts in the Amazon Rainforest?
Differences among groups
What do Environmentalist want to protect
biodiversity
If I want to find Gold in the Andes Mountains, what map should I use?
Economic Activity Map!
What does HDI mean and what does it tell us?
Human Development Index & Standard of living
What type of weather might you find in Mexico City?
Arid Hot
Name the groups in the Amazon Conflict?
Rubber Tree People; Ranchers; Loggers; Native People; Environmentalist; settlers.
Why is the Amazon rainforest so hard to farm!
Soil lacks nutrients..
This map shows me the shape of each country and continent?
Political Boundary Map!!