Urban Geography Mapwork

Which urban zone is shown in the picture?

• CBD

• Innercity

• Suburbs

• Edge of town (new industrial estates and retail)

Look carefully, which map symbol is missing?

• Museum

• Train Station

• Bus Station

• Airport

Which fact is NOT true about the city centre?

• It has excellent accessibility

• It has high land prices

• Shops and offices locate here

• It is where old factories and old housing are found

Which statement is NOT true about the inner city?

• Bus and railway stations

• Grid iron street pattern

• Low density buildings

• Cultural/historical buildings,eg museums and castles

How can you tell this area is part of Glasgow's inner city?

• It has a tourist information

• It has a grid iron street pattern

• It has a major train station

• It has many churches and places of worship

Which statement is NOT true about the innercity?

• It has terraced or tenement housing

• It has high density housing

• It is a mixture of old and new industry

• It has lots of woodland and lochs

Look carefully at the map. The housing around Shakestones to the West (left) of the map is in the ?

• CBD

• Innercity

• Suburbs

• Modern Industrial Estate or Retail Centre

The area of London shown on the West (left) of the map is the ?

• CBD

• Innercity

• Suburbs

• Modern Industrial Estates or Retail Centre

Which statement does NOT describe the suburbs?

• Low density and larger houses

• Street pattern in modern cul-de-sacs and crescents

• Grid iron street pattern of tenement housing

• Newer, 20th and 21st century housing - likely to be detached or semi-detached houses.

Which statement does not describe the suburbs?

• Shops and offices locate here

• Surrounded by green land, woodland and lochs.

• Nearby schools for children.

• Low levels of air pollution as far away from CBD traffic.