Burgess model

Question 1

Name everything in the Burgess Model

Answer 1

Central Business District (CBD)
Inner city
Suburbs
Rural/urban fringe
Greenbelt

Question 2

What are some features of a CBD?

Answer 2

Many churches
Rings roads around the area
Tourist facilities
Tall and densely packed buildings
Gridiron roads
Bus and train stations found here
Most expensive land

Question 3

What are some features of an inner city?

Answer 3

Rows of tenement houses
Gridiron street patterns
Old factories, docks, warehouses
Few/ small gardens
Little open space

Question 4

Features of a suburb?

Answer 4

Semi-detached and detached housing
Low density buildings
Much green space e.g parks, golf courses, etc
Schools
Curvilinear street patterns
Cul de sacs
Quiet area of the city
Cheaper land
Popular for families

Question 5

Features of an urban fringe?

Answer 5

Shopping centres
Low density of buildings
Much green space
Beside main roads (accessible)
Quite cheap land

Question 6

Features of a greenbelt?

Answer 6

An area of land preserved as open space
Borders large towns and cities
Protects countryside from urban sprawl