Urban Models Activity

Urban Models Activity

Concentric Zones Model/Classic Model

Draw

Draw an X over the CBD

Draw

Circle where the rents are the highest. Draw an X where the rents are the lowest.

Fill in the Blank

Urban realms model is the same thing as the ______________ city model

Draw

Draw an X where an edge city might develop

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to the development of the galactic city in North America?

• Populations shifting to the suburbs

• Improved transportation, including Interstate highways and airports

• Economic shift from industrialization to service-sector office work

• Colonization by European powers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a difference in how commercial land is used in the original central business district (CBD) and an edge city?

• The CBD is high density, while the edge city is low density

• The CBD has mixed land use, while the edge city has specialized land use

• The CBD is more walkable than the edge city

• The CBD is located closer to the transportation networks than the edge city

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way an edge city can negatively impact the environment?

• Urban sprawl

• Loss of natural habitats

• More car use, leading to more pollution

• More oil drilling to support the businesses

Multiple Choice

The galactic city model was developed in response to the growth of suburbs and the need for a more complex model than the sector and concentric zone models. Which of the following is a strength of the galactic city model?

• It depicts exurban nodes

• It depicts a central business district

• It depicts early-twentieth century industrial cities

• It is based on the location of an international airport

Fill in the Blank

In the center of the Latin American city model, there is a market ______.

Draw

Make an X where the favelas, or squatter settlements, would be.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the strength of the diagram shown as a theoretical model in human geography?

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas that were once colonial-era Spanish cities

• The model presents a general theory that is applicable to metropolitan areas that were first settled in the era of postcolonial independence

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas that were once colonial-era Portuguese cities

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas with service-based urban economies

Multiple Choice

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

• Central plaza

• Government housing projects

• Zone of heavy industry

• Skyscraper office buildings

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of urban land use is the most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?

• A plaza surrounded by a central business district

• Parks and recreation areas

• Upper-class residential developments

• Residential squatter settlements

Fill in the Blank

The sector model is based on the development of public ________ lines.

Draw

Draw a linear pattern

Multiple Choice

According to the sector model of North American city structure, members of low-income groups tend to live

• The inner city only

• Peripheral temporary settlements

• Linear residential areas radiating from the center city outward

• Evenly dispersed throughout the urban area

Fill in the Blank

Multiple nuclei cities have multiple _________ and exurbs.

Draw

Put an X over all the places an edge city can develop

Multiple Choice

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

• Small cities

• Traditional cities

• Latin American cities

• Newest, fastest growing cities

Fill in the Blank

The Latin American City Model and the Southeast Asia City Model both allow colonizers to ___________ ________________

Multiple Models Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure?

• The concentric zone model does not have a transitional area

• The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns

• The central business district has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model

• The multiple nuclei model and the sector model are similar in that they both have only one core

• The interaction between the central city and the suburb is greatest in the urban realm model

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a feature of the original central business district (CBD) found in most cities?

• Manufacturing space is located in the middle of the original CBD

• Residential space is generally not permitted in the original CBD

• Retail space is generally not permitted in the original CBD

• Land values are the highest of any zone in the metropolitan area

Multiple Choice

Using the diagram, at what distance from the central business district will recreational land use begin to outbid all other land use?

• 3 miles (the first dotted line)

• 6 miles (the second dotted line)

• 10 miles (the third dotted line)

• 18 miles (the farthest part of the diagram)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business district?

• Concentric zone

• Multiple nuclei

• Latin American city

• Southeast Asia city

Multiple Choice

Which of the following models best represents an old colonial port one and its surrounding commercial districts?

• Southeast Asia city model

• Galactic city model

• Latin American city model

• Multiple nuclei model

Multiple Choice

An advantage of the multiple nuclei model over the concentric zone model and the sector model is that the multiple nuclei model

• easily incorporates depiction of linear and areal physical relief features

• allows for the central business district to be situation in an edge city

• is also applicable to rural areas beyond the urban periphery

• easily incorporates construction of a new airport on the urban periphery