VOCABULARY:Migration, Urbanization, and Spatial Inequality

Unit 4: Latin AmericaWorld 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

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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, …”