Vocabulary
The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as ?
What is urbanization.
Learn traditional skills from their parents and pass on old customs are things that ______
Mayan Children are expected to do
What does it mean when we say that the Mayan practice subsistence farming?
What is they farm to provide food for their families?
The Maya believe that illness has
both physical and spiritual causes
What tasks do Mayan Men do primarily in Mayan Communities?
What is work in the fields?
What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?
What is spatial inequality?
the _______ in Mexico City enjoys the highest standard of living
What is the “haves” ?
What does the HDI stand for?
What is Human Development Index?
Money has replaced barter which is an example of what
Mayan markets adapted to the modern world
How do most Mayan children learn traditional skills such as farming and weaving?
from their parents
The unequal distribution of wealth or resources over a geographic area is called?
What is spatial inequality?
Economic opportunity is a major ______ that draws farm families to Mexico City
What is pull factor?
Why is poor air quality an issue for city residents?
What is heavy pollution and it causes people to suffer from asthma.
What percent of Mexico land is good for farming?
Mayan judges often require a person who does something wrong to another person to
What is pay restitution.
______ describes a group that has lived in an area since before it was taken over by outsiders?
What is indigenous people?
What is a a major effect of rural decline in Mexico?
What is increased urbanization ?
As Mexico City has grown, it has seen a decrease in
What is average family size.
The size of Mexico City over the past 50 years has _____.
What is grown a large amount?
What does the HDI measure?
_______ based mainly on ancestors' ways of life
What is traditional culture?
What are 2 major causes of rural decline in Mexico?
What is poverty and unemployment
As Mexico City has grown, it has seen increases in ______
Why have times become difficult for some middle-class Mexicans?
What is they can no longer save money or send their children to private school?
Where does spatial inequalities exist?