Unit 13: Option G — Urban Environments
Topic 13.1: The variety of urban environments Questions
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An airport has been built on the edge of a city. Identify one physical site reason for choosing that location.
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Council zoning and planning permission are examples of a factor that is…
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Outline one reason why land is worth more in some parts of a city than in others.
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In the Burgess concentric model, land use is arranged in…
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Across a city, land value is normally highest at the…
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The idea that the activity which can pay most wins the best site is called…
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On a city map, a low-lying area beside a river remains unbuilt. Outline one reason why no built-up area has developed there and develop it.
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An old dockside district in a post-industrial city has been redeveloped. Outline one recent change in its urban function and develop it.
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The table shows how land value and the dominant activity change with distance from the CBD of a city.
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Explain how one human factor influences where residential areas are located within a city.
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Explain why informal economic activity is important in a fast-growing megacity such as Lagos.
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Explain how one physical factor influences where residential areas are located within a city.
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Industry usually locates on the urban edge mainly because the land there is…
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Examine the importance of physical factors and land values, relative to other influences, in deciding where economic activities locate within cities.
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Explain how one physical and two human factors each influence where residential development occurs in a city.
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