London

Question 1

What is the site?

Answer 1

The exact location of a city and physcial characteristics

Question 2

What is the situation?

Answer 2

Man-made and natural features around it - in relation to other places

Question 3

What is the name of this diagram?

Answer 3

Burgess model

Question 4

What is the name of this diagram?

Answer 4

Hoyt model

Question 5

Name the structure of London in order

Answer 5

CBD, Inner suburbs, Outer suburbs, Urban Fringe

Question 6

Describe the building age of the CBD

Answer 6

Oldest part of the city - now contains offices

Question 7

Describe the building density in the CBD

Answer 7

High density - buildings are tall

Question 8

What is the land use of the CBD?

Answer 8

High land values for business, banks and fincancial services in offices

Question 9

What is the environmental quality in the CBD?

Answer 9

Low due to traffic however it contains Royal Parks

Question 10

What is the:
* building age
* building density
* land use
* environmental quality
of the inner surburbs?

Answer 10

• Industrail Revolution
• Houses are close together with high density but lower than CBD
• Mainly houses with high streets and some industrial sites - land is cheaper than CBD
• Quite bad - lots of traffic and few parks

Question 11

What is the:
* building age
* building density
* land use
* environmental quality
of the outer suburbs?

Answer 11

• Post WW2 - larger and semi detached
• Houses are larger and have gardens and driveways
• Mainly houses and some industrial sites
• There are parks and recreational areas - not bad

Question 12

What is the:
* building age
* building density
* land use
* environmental quality
the urban-rural fringe?

Answer 12

• Late 20th century
• Houses have gardens and density is low
• Some industrail along with out-of-town shopping centres
• Good

Question 13

Name one factor pushing people away from London

Answer 13

Expensive housing - cheaper in rural areas