Urban Land Use models

According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built

• on the outer edge, farther out from the center

• in the skyscrapers of the CBD

• on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center

• on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center

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

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

• squatter settlements

• public housing

• the zone in transition

• suburbs

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

• need for safety

• high crime rate

• value of privacy

• lack of development

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