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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the 4 main parts a city can be split into... |
1. CBD (Central Business District) 2. The Inner city 3. The Suburb 4. The rural urban fringe |
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Where is the CBD usually located? |
Right in the CENTRE of a city - It's the commercial centre with SHOPS & OFFICES |
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Where are the suburbs located, and what are located there? |
Towards the edge of the city. Housing areas |
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Where is the inner city located? |
Around the CBD |
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What type of housing/Buildings are there in the inner cities? |
A mix of POORER QUALITY HOUSING older INDUSTRIAL buildings |
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What 3 factors decide LAND USE? |
Social Economic Cultural |
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Businesses (Offices) Shops |
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Name a social, economic and cultural factor of land use in the CBD... |
Social - Busy / very accessible Economic - Land is expensive, only businesses can afford it Cultural - Centre for entertainment / cinema, restaurants etc |
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Give an example of types of land use in |
Low class housing Industry |
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Name a social, economic and cultural factor of land use in an inner city... |
Social - Small houses built here to house workers near factories Economic - Poorer people who can't afford to commute/afford houses live here Cultural - Ethnic groups live here to be near |
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Give an example of types of land use in a Suburb... |
Medium class Housing |
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Name a social, economic and cultural factor of land use in an inner city... |
Social - less crowding, more pleasant, less traffic and pollution Economic - Richer people who can afford to commute / live in big houses Cultural - Families live here due to more space, leisure facilities |
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Give an example of types of land use in a Rural urban fringe... |
Business Parks High Class Housing |
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Name a social, economic and cultural factor of land use in rural-urban fringe... |
Social - It's still accessible for commuters, lots of space Economic - Cheaper land, so bigger houses built for rich people |
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Land use does not fit this model everywhere and differs from city to city... Give an example of an LEDC city that differs... |
Rio de Janeiro - SUBURBS - low cost housing and squatter settlements on the outskirts of the city CBD - high class housing |
