APHG 6.5: The Internal Structure of Cities and Urban Models

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According to the sector model, where is the most expensive new housing built?

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on the outer edge, farther out from the center

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According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

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rings

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According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby:

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hotels and warehouses

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Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

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squatter settlements

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Urban model describing a city with edge cities along its beltways.

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peripheral model

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Houses with small, high windows, no front yard, on dead-end streets reflect Islamic emphasis on

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value of privacy

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Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?

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Colonial CBD formed apart from traditional commerce centers

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According to the multiple nuclei model, what develops at the outskirts of core cities?

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Edge cities

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Homer Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?

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Development is centered on transportation routes

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What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?

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A spine of high-class housing extended from the city center