Griffin-Ford Model of the Latin American City Worksheet

Which of the following patterns is best illustrated by the Latin American city model shown?

• The elite residential sectors are located next to the central business district (CBD).

• The industrial zones are evenly distributed throughout the city.

• Commercial activity is limited to shopping centers located in the outer periphery.

• The zones of disamenity are located next to the elite residential sector.

• The middle-class residential areas are located next to the market area.

Which of the following best explains the strength of the diagram shown as a theoretical model in human geography?

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas that were once colonial-era Spanish cities.

• The model presents a general theory that is applicable to metropolitan areas that were first settled in the era of postcolonial independence.

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas that were once colonial-era Portuguese cities.

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas with service-based urban economies.

• The model presents a general theory that is most applicable to metropolitan areas with technology-based urban economies.

Compared to the patterns shown in urban models of the United States and Canada, the Latin American city model best explains which of the following patterns?

• Manufacturing districts are adjacent to the center of the city.

• Income levels and land values increase toward the center of the city and along the spine.

• Plazas are increasingly being built along peripheral areas.

• Squatter settlements are rapidly shrinking in the periphery and increasing in the central city.

• Gentrification has greatly improved housing along peripheral areas.

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

• central plaza

• government housing project

• zone of heavy industry

• skyscraper office building

• squatter settlement

Which of the following types of urban land use is most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?

• A plaza surrounded by a central business district

• Parks and recreation areas

• Upper-class residential developments

• Residential squatter settlements

• Rail transportation corridors

Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure?

• The concentric zone model does not have a transitional area.

• The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns.

• The central business district has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model.

• The multiple nuclei model and the sector model are similar in that they both have only one core.

• The interaction between the central city and the suburbs is greatest in the urban realm model.

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

• small cities

• traditional cities

• Latin American cities

• newer, fast-growing cities

• cities with homogeneous land use

Which of the following describes a feature of the original central business district (CBD) found in most cities?

• Manufacturing space is located in the middle of the original CBD.

• Residential space is generally not permitted in the original CBD.

• Retail space is generally not permitted in the original CBD.

• Land values are the highest of any zone in the metropolitan area.

• Land values are the lowest of any zone in the metropolitan area.

According to the sector model of North American city structure, members of low-income groups tend to live in which of the following places?

• The inner city only

• Peripheral temporary settlements

• Linear residential areas radiating from the center city outward

• Evenly dispersed throughout the urban area

• The suburbs and rural areas only

Which of the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business district?

• Urban realms

• Concentric zone

• Multiple nuclei

• Latin American city

• Southeast Asian city