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VOCABULARY: Migration, Urbanization, and Spatial Inequality. Unit 4: Latin America World Geography. rural. Found in or living in the countryside far from cities. urban. Found in or living in areas in cities. to migrate – migration - migrant.
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VOCABULARY:Migration, Urbanization, and Spatial Inequality Unit 4: Latin America World Geography
rural • Found in or living in the countryside far from cities
urban • Found in or living in areas in cities
to migrate – migration - migrant • to move from one region of a country to another Source: http://www.jsri.msu.edu/whatsnew/legitimacy/
urbanization • the migration of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban areas
spatial inequality • the unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area, so that some places are richer than others Is spatial inequality high or low in this region?
Exit ticket: Quick-write • Describe the standard of living of the country or area displayed in the photo. • Write in complete sentences. • You must use all of these new vocabulary terms in your response: poverty rate, standard of living, income distribution, income gap • For example, “The people in the photo live in a country with a __________ (high or low) standard of living, a _______ (large or small) income gap, …”