A | B |
spatial inequality | the unequal distribution of wealth of resources in a geographic area so some are richer than others |
plaza | an open square or market place |
standard of living | the overall level of comfort & well being of a group or a country |
aqueduct | a pipe or channel built to transport water from one place to another |
urbanization | the movement of people from a rural to urban areas resulting in the growth of urban areas |
rural decline | worsening economic conditions in the countryside including rising unemployment and growing poverty |
communal lands | lands that are held in common by a group of people |
unemployment | joblessness |
volcano | a break in earth's crust where magma erupt from earth's interior |
smog | a haze in the air caused by pollution especially the exhaust from car's and other vehicles |
air quality | a condition of the air based on the amount of pollution in it |
slum | an overcrowded dirty area of a city where the housing is in poor condition |
tenement | a run-down apartment building |
estates | a sizeable area of privately owned property with a large house |
life expectancy | the average age that a person in a given population can expect to live to. |
isthmus | a narrow strip of land that links to large land masses |
empire | a group of territories, people or nations rules by a single authority |
dictator | a leader who governs by force without the consent of the people |
barter | conducting trade by exchanging goods or services instead of money |