GEOG 130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Preterm Birth, Honor Killing, Perinatal Asphyxia
10 Apr 2018
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Causes: colonization and its legacy, structure of world economy (import and export) Increasing of globalization of the economy: overpopulation in the developing country. Ineffective and detrimental government policies/decisions: political and economic instability, natural disasters, education. How do you define poverty and extreme poverty. Poverty: whe(cid:374) a fa(cid:373)il(cid:455)"s i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e fails to (cid:373)eet federall(cid:455) established levels. Extreme poverty: when a family is in possession of less than a day. Where is poverty concentrated in the world and extreme poverty. What is the impact of urbanization in the developing world. Overcrowding in said slums and squatter settlements. Rapid devaluation of currency due to overproduction of said currency. Movement of people out of their home country to another. How has mexico city become one of the largest in the world. Population increase due to high fertility and decreasing mortality. Growth of commercial agriculture as opposed to subsistence farming: led to high unemployment. What are some issues in border towns in mexico.
