APHuG Urban Unit

This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

• urban sprawl
• metropolitan area
• rural fringe
• whooping cough

What part of the metropolitan area is C pointing to?

• rural fringe
• urban fringe
• urban core
• cell membrane

How does a city develop in the concentric zone model?

• sections/sectors
• nodes of influence
• rings
• corridors

Where is the best housing located according to the sector model?

• A section from the CBD to the edge of the city
• suburbs
• nodes around schools
• the first ring outside the market

What is the purpose of urban models?

• Explains where different types of people live
• Explains why people live where they live
• Depends on the use of Census Data
• All of the above

Which urban land model uses two CBDs?

• Latin American
• Multiple Nuclei
• Sector
• Concentric

According to the Burgess Model of Development, the outer most ring is 

• extensive agriculture
• the zone of transition
• extensive commercial agriculture
• the commuter zone

What is the number one reason for city growth?

• better housing 
• jobs
• cheaper food sources
• more transportation options

Worldwide, settlement patterns are becoming more

• urban
• rural

The following is a picture of which urban land use model?

• sector model
• concentric zone
• multiple nuclei