AP Human Geography City Models

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

Identify this model with a traditional and a colonial CBD, an informal economy zone, and informal settlements along the periphery.

• African City Model

• Latin American City Model

• Concentric Zone Model

• Middle Eastern City Model

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

• galactic city

• sector

• multiple city

• Griffen-Ford

What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?

• A spine of high-class housing extended from the city center

• Three distinct CBDs: colonial, traditional and market zones

• Dominance of the suburbs in urban growth

• Favelas or squatter settlements in the interior of the CBDs

According to the peripheral model, an inner city and surrounding suburbs are tied together by

• a bus route

• interstate highways

• a system of walking paths

• A ring road or beltway

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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.

Which city model suggests that cities develop in a series of rings with the central business district at the core?

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Urban Realms Model

In which city model do multiple centers of activity exist, such as ports, universities, and airports, influencing urban development?

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Urban Realms Model

Which model is characterized by the development of cities in sectors or wedges radiating out from the central business district?

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Urban Realms Model