Geography and World Regions: G.3: Spatial Reorganization (Sources 1–10)

Brasilia was a planned city, meaning it was specifically developed to be the capital of Brazil. (Source 1)

Different sections were developed for different activities, such as government, banking, or embassies. (Source 1)

Brasilia was also constructed in the country’s interior, to spur development there. (Source 1)

Migrants going long distances generally go by preference to one of the great centers of commerce or industry. (Source 6)

Migrants going long distances generally go by preference to one of the great centers of commerce or industry. (Source 6)

Each current of migration produces a compensating counter current. (Source 6)

Each current of migration produces a compensating counter current. (Source 6)

Females are more migratory than males within the Kingdom of their birth, but males more frequently venture beyond. (Source 6)

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, [there were] about 26 million refugees. (Source 7)

Around 46 percent of emigrants from developing countries went to high-income countries; but, contrary to popular belief, the share of emigrants from developing countries (the “South”) going to other developing countries was larger than the share going to the “North” defined as high-income countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (Source 7)

Around 46 percent of emigrants from developing countries went to high-income countries; but, contrary to popular belief, the share of emigrants from developing countries (the “South”) going to other developing countries was larger than the share going to the “North” defined as high-income countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (Source 7)

Deep in the Bulgarian countryside, in the western province of Pernik, I make a rare discovery. (Source 10)

It’s not Stoyan Evtimov’s traditional embroidered woollen tunic that makes him unusual. (Source 10)

It’s not Stoyan Evtimov’s traditional embroidered woollen tunic that makes him unusual. (Source 10)

Stoyan considers himself lucky to have employment in the mountain village of Peshtera, leading its folk-singing group and organising an annual music festival in an attempt to revive traditional marriage music, and the village. (Source 10)

Even so, he is finding village life unsustainable. “It’s impossible to find someone to marry here in the village, or the villages around, simply because there are no young people. The only chance for me to find someone is in the town,” he says. (Source 10)

When the Communists took power after World War Two, they brought in collective farming and many agricultural workers found work in new factories. (Source 10)

This exodus contributes to another factor in Bulgaria’s dwindling population numbers—in part because a lot of young adults have left the country, the birth rate is low. (Source 10)

This exodus contributes to another factor in Bulgaria’s dwindling population numbers—in part because a lot of young adults have left the country, the birth rate is low. (Source 10)

The shelves are sparsely stocked, she says, because there aren’t many customers, and she worries the shop will have to close. (Source 10)