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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Industry usually locates on the urban edge mainly because the land there is…
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Across a city, land value is normally highest at the…
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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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Explain how one physical 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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The table shows how land value and the dominant activity change with distance from the CBD of a city.
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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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Explain one physical factor and two human factors that affect where new housing is built in a high-income city.
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In the Burgess concentric model, land use is arranged in…
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Explain two reasons why shopping centres are often built on the edge of cities.
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Explain how transport can affect the pattern of residential areas in a city.
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Explain two advantages that edge-of-town sites offer to large retail parks.
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Outline one recent change in the function of an old port area in a post-industrial city.
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Using the table, identify one physical reason why the airport was not built north of the town.
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A former factory area near a city centre now contains flats, cafés and offices. Outline one recent change in its urban function.
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Outline why land values are highest in the central business district.
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Explain how ethnicity can affect the pattern of residential areas in a city.
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The table describes land around a town. Identify one physical reason why the airport was built on the land east of the town.
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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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