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WorksheetsUrban Models
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built
on the outer edge, farther out from the center
in the skyscrapers of the CBD
on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center
on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
corridors
rings
nodes
sectors
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
hotels and warehouses
retail and wholesale shops
residences and highways
universities and colleges
Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as
squatter settlements
public housing
the zone in transition
suburbs
Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?
peripheral model
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei
sector model
Houses with small, high windows, no front yard, on dead-end streets reflect Islamic emphasis on
need for safety
high crime rate
value of privacy
lack of development
Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?
Colonial CBD formed apart from traditional commerce centers
Africans were not allowed to use the CBDs used by Europeans
African urban planning promoted multiple CBDs
One CBD is not enough for Africa’s growing urban population
According to the multiple nuclei model, what develops at the outskirts of core cities?
Airports
Edge cities
World cities
First-ring suburbs
Homer Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?
Development based on the location of amenities
Development is centered on transportation routes
Development is structured around the CBD
Development is based around enterprises such as airports
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
Urban model with a ring of suburbs & edge cities with suburban nodes of office & retail jobs
Metrourbia
Urban realm
Sector Model
Concentric zone
Which urban model includes nodes such as a port, a university, an airport and a park?
sub-saharan African city model
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei
sector model
In this urban model, land prices would be highest in the area labeled
1
2
3
4
The type of residents who typically avoid the "zones of disamenity" include
wealthy and middle-class residents
low-income residents
immigrants
Which of John Borchert's epochs used the steam engine as their main mode of transportation?
Sail wagon epoch
Iron horse epoch
Steel rail epoch
Auto-air amenity epoch
A common characteristic of all three models of urbanization
CBD is always in the middle
none of them include a suburb
immigrants live in single-family dwellings
working class homes located farthest from the CBD
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.
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
heavy industry.
hotels and warehouses.
medium-class residences.
shops.
In the concentric zone model, most low-income people would find affordable housing in
zone 1.
zone 2.
zone 3.
zone 4.
The Latin American city model differs from the models of American cities in that
it shows different types of people live in distinctive parts of the city.
it is a simplification of urban reality.
poorer people live on the outskirts of the urban area.
it has a gentrification zone.
