Concentric-Zone Model Worksheet

Why might the Burgess Concentric-Zone Model not accurately represent modern cities?

• Modern cities always grow in perfect rings

• Cars and highways allow people to live further from the city

• The model is too recent

• It only applies to rural areas

What is a key idea of the Hoyt Sector Model regarding urban growth?

• Cities grow in sectors rather than rings, and transportation routes influence urban growth.

• Cities grow in perfect rings regardless of transportation routes.

• Cities grow randomly without any pattern.

• Cities grow only along coastlines.

What is the key idea behind the Harris & Ullman Multiple-Nuclei Model?

• Cities expand outward from a single CBD.

• Cities develop multiple centers (nuclei), each serving different functions.

• Cities only have one center of activity.

• Cities grow randomly without any centers.

Which sector in the Multiple-Nuclei Model is typically located near transportation hubs like railroads, highways, ports, or airports?

• High-Income Residential Areas

• Central Business District (CBD)

• Wholesale, Manufacturing, and Industrial Areas

• Suburban Residential Areas

How does the Multiple-Nuclei Model apply to Los Angeles, California?

• Los Angeles has a single downtown area.

• Los Angeles has multiple centers like Hollywood, Santa Monica, and San Fernando Valley.

• Los Angeles only has industrial suburbs.

• Los Angeles does not have any business hubs.

What is the main economic and political hub of a Latin American city according to the model?

• Central Business District (CBD)

• Zone of Maturity

• Industrial Park

• Peripheral Squatter Settlements

What is a key difference between Latin American cities and U.S. cities according to the model?

• Wealth in Latin American cities is concentrated along a spine, while in U.S. cities it moves outward to the suburbs.

• Latin American cities have more industrial parks than U.S. cities.

• U.S. cities have more informal settlements than Latin American cities.

• Latin American cities do not have central business districts.

Where are government offices, embassies, and city administration typically located in the Southeast Asian City Model?

• Government Zone

• Port Zone

• High-Income Residential Areas

• Squatter Settlements

In the real-world application, what serves as the economic core in Bangkok, Thailand?

• The Chao Phraya River and Port

• Suburban residential zones

• Alien commercial zone

• New industrial estates