Urbanization Models

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

• corridors

• rings

• nodes

• sectors

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

• hotels and warehouses

• retail and wholesale shops

• residences and highways

• universities and colleges

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

• Airports

• Edge cities

• World cities

• First-ring suburbs

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

• Development based on the location of amenities

• Development is centered on transportation routes

• Development is structured around the CBD

• Development is based around enterprises such as airports

Which urban model includes nodes such as a port, a university, an airport and a park?

• sub-saharan African city model

• concentric zone model

• multiple nuclei

• sector model

In this urban model, land prices would be highest in the area labeled

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A common characteristic of all three models of urbanization

• CBD is always in the middle

• none of them include a suburb

• immigrants live in single-family dwellings

• working class homes located farthest from the CBD

According to the sector model, the best housing is located in

• sectors throughout the urban area.

• nodes near universities and parks.

• renovated inner-city neighborhoods.

• a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city.

The rapid spread of a city from its center is known as...

• New Urbanism

• Exurbanization

• Urban sprawl

• Urban infill

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

• galactic city

• sector

• multiple city

• Griffen-Ford