Unit 2 Lesson 5 (Urbanization)

Question 1

What is the social contract?

Answer 1

An agreement among the people in a place to cooperate for the good of society

Question 2

What do the poor live in?

Answer 2

Slums

Question 3

Describe the poor:

Answer 3

One room shacks made of cardboard/other junk
No electricity/running water
Hold more than 1 job
Work as maids, dishwashers, etc.
Work long hours with little pay

Question 4

What do the working poor live in?

Answer 4

Large tenements/run-down apartments

Question 5

Describe the working poor:

Answer 5

Jobs too low-paying to lift them out of poverty
Live closer to city center
Cinder block homes with metal/tar covered roofs
Have electricity/running water
Usually paved streets

Question 6

What does the middle class live in?

Answer 6

Houses/apartments near city center or modern suburbs farther away

Question 7

Describe the middle class:

Answer 7

Work in business, private education, or government

Afford some luxuries like phones/TV

Question 8

What do the rich live in?

Answer 8

“Estates”

Question 9

Describe the rich:

Answer 9

Large landowners or leaders in business/government
Live in “estates” with high walls and security systems
The working poor work as their maids, gardeners, etc.