City Models in AP Human Geography

What is the concentric zone model?

• The concentric zone model is a mathematical equation used in physics.

• The concentric zone model describes how cities grow outward from a central area in a series of rings with different land uses.

• The concentric zone model is a theory about the formation of natural disasters.

• The concentric zone model refers to the process of urban densification in the city center only.

Explain the sector model in urban geography.

• The sector model in urban geography proposes that cities develop in sectors rather than rings, with different activities or land uses grouped in sectors radiating out from the central business district.

• The sector model proposes that cities develop in concentric rings rather than sectors.

• The sector model suggests that all land uses are evenly distributed throughout the city.

• The sector model states that the central business district is located on the outskirts of the city.

Describe the multiple nuclei model.

• The multiple nuclei model proposes that cities have multiple centers of development rather than a single central business district.

• The multiple nuclei model suggests that cities have a single central business district.

• The multiple nuclei model proposes that cities have no centers of development.

• The multiple nuclei model states that cities have a linear pattern of development.

Discuss the characteristics of the Southeast Asian city model.

• The Southeast Asian city model is characterized by a central business district surrounded by a port zone, industrial zone, and residential zone. The city often features a squatter settlement on the outskirts and a mixed land-use pattern.

• The Southeast Asian city model does not include a mixed land-use pattern.

• In the Southeast Asian city model, the central business district is located on the outskirts.

• The Southeast Asian city model is characterized by a single residential zone only.

Explain the African city model.

• The African city model describes the layout of African cities with 3 central business districts, influenced by European Imperialism

• The African city model consists of only a central business district.

• The African city model includes a rural zone instead of a peripheral zone.

• The African city model does not consider population density.

Name the model

• The Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Multiple Nuclei Model
• British Urban land Use Model

Name the model

• The Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Multiple Nuclei Model
• British Urban land Use Model

Name the model: Business agglomerates in the CBD, surrounding this is the zone of transition that is dominated by older housing, flats and light industry. This zone includes a large proportion of ethnic minorities. Better housing would be found further out in the suburbs. FInally, the commutor zone extended beyond the city (counterurbanisation)

• The Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Multiple Nuclei Model
• British Urban land Use Model

Name the model: Cities develop around a series of centres. These can then merge through urban sprawl. Some centres will be created through planning, for example, the development of an industrial estate. A very rapid growth of a city may lead to some activities moving to the outskirts (Shopping centres) and therefore creating a new nuclei

• The Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• The Multiple-Nuclei Model
• British Urban land Use Model

Name the model: The city develops outwards from a CBD in slices. Industry would locate in strips alongside the best transportation routes. High class housing would be in the most aesthetically pleasing locations away from noise and pollution. Middle to low class housing would fill the gap. 

• The Sector Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Bid-rent
• British Urban land Use Model