1.6 Urban settlements

Question 1

CBD (Central Business District)

Answer 1

Area at the centre of a city with the main shops and offices, ha the highest land prices and is highly accessible.

Question 2

Functions of the CBD

Answer 2

entertainment, financial services and other professional services.

Question 3

Land uses in CBD

Answer 3

Business and commerce

Industry

Question 4

Why is the CBD in the centre? (3)

Answer 4

Road/railways converge (nodal point)
Accessible location for workers
Accessible for most consumers

Question 5

Residential area

Answer 5

An area which is mainly homes

Question 6

Describe the residential old inner-city area

Answer 6

terraced houses in a grid-like pattern next to the CBD.

Question 7

Describe the residential inner Suburb area (4)

Answer 7

Well planed, spacious houses
Most have garden
Roads are arranged in cul-de-sacs (callejones sin salida) and wide avenues.
cheap land prices

Question 8

Describe the residential outer suburb area (2)

Answer 8

Located at the fringes of cities

Varied housing

Question 9

Describe the rural-urban fringe area (3)

Answer 9

At the edge of a city
Cheapest land
Mixture of land uses (businesses, airports, warehouses)

Question 10

Settlement

Answer 10

a place were people live

Question 11

Urban model

Answer 11

Simplified pattern of urban land use for a particular city

Question 12

Where are factories built? (4)

Answer 12

Near the CBD but with enough space
Near transport routes
Next to rivers (power source and waste disposal)
Next to residential areas for workers

Question 13

Urban sprawl

Answer 13

Rapid urbanisation, due to building in the rural-urban fringe.

Question 14

Social problems of rapid urbanisation (5)

Answer 14

Overcrowding
Pressure on services (hospitals and schools)
Difficulties in waste disposal
Traffic congestion
Noise pollution

Question 15

Environmental problems of rapid urbanisation (4)

Answer 15

Loss of vegetation
Loss of habitats
Pollution of rivers
Atmospheric pollution