Features

Question 1

What are the features of the CBD

Answer 1

Usually the oldest area, Many churches, Where main roads meet, Bus and train stations, High order shops and entertainment, Hotels and tourist facilities, Office blocks, Tallest buildings, Most densely packed buildings

Question 2

Explain the characteristics of the CBD

Answer 2

Where main roads meet and bus and train stations- most accessible area of the city.
High order shops and entertainment, hotels and offices- very expensive land.
Tallest buildings, most densely packed buildings-high demand land and very little opens space

Question 3

What are the features of the inner city

Answer 3

Dates from the nineteenth century, Straight rows of tenement or terraced houses, Few gardens - either communal or small, Old factories, docks, warehouses, Low order shops and services, Three or four storey housing and tall factories, High density of buildings

Question 4

Explain the features of the inner city

Answer 4

Quite accessible area of the city, quite expensive land

Question 5

What are the features of the suburbs

Answer 5

Dates from the 20th Century, Semi-detached and detached houses, Some low-rise and high-rise flats, Many houses with large gardens, Many houses with garages, One or two storey housing, Low density of buildings, Much green space, Services like schools

Question 6

Explain the features of the suburbs

Answer 6

Quiet area of the city, the cheapest land, popular place for families to live

Question 7

What are the features of the rural urban fringe

Answer 7

Dates from the 20th Century onwards, Planned shopping centres, Business and office parks, Some detached housing, Low density of buildings, Much green space, golf courses, Beside main roads, Much car parking, Mostly one or two storey buildings