Question | Answer |
Name the three structure layers of a developed city (centre to outskirts) | central business district (CBD), inner city, suburbs |
what is the rural-urban fringe? | the border between built-up areas and the countryside |
Name 7 characteristics of a British CBD | 1 department stores, 2movercrowding, 3 high land value, 4 few people live here, 5 banks, 6 largest offices 7 traffic congestions |
Why is there traffic congestion in a British CBD at rush hour? | People are moving in and out of the city centre because of work and social reasons |
Name 6 characteristics of an inner city | 1 pockets of smart new developments 2 badly built high-rise flats from the 1960s 3 brownfield sites 4 terraced housing 5 derelict buildings, 6 unused docks and canals |
Name 7 characteristics of suburbs | 1 more green spaces 2 lower density of housing 3 houses have garages and gardens 4 semi-detatched housing, 5 detatched homes, expensive houses, 6 small shopping parades, 7 less change |
Where would you find detatched housing? | suburbs |
Where would you find disused factories? | inner city |
Where would you find banks? | CBD |
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