Case Study: Los Angeles

Question 1

Land use patterns

Answer 1

• Urban sprawl
• Rich areas such as Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Malibu in the north of LA
• Poor areas such as Compton located in central Los Angeles, below south of watts

Question 2

Economic inequality

Answer 2

• The CBD of LA has suffered economically, bound described as a ‘donut city’
• The CBD is dull of TNC headquarters that offer little employment for low skilled workers
• Other employers have moved to edge cities

Question 3

Cultural diversity

Answer 3

• Mexican Hispanics are the largest of the ethnic groups in LA
• There are distinctive ethnic groups, such as ‘China town’, ‘Little Italy’, and the South central and watts districts, which are mostly inhabited by African - Americans