6.2 urban environments - a

Question 1

factors affecting urban land use patterns

Answer 1

locational needs, accessibility, land values

Question 2

locational needs

Answer 2

people need hospitals, banks, supermarkets and access to public transport

Question 3

accessibility

Answer 3

how accessible everything is

Question 4

land values

Answer 4

how much money a certain amount of land costs in this specific area

Question 5

name of place where land values are highest

Answer 5

peak land value intersection

Question 6

CBD

Answer 6

retail and other commercial businesses usually cluster around the centre

Question 7

Inner city

Answer 7

factories occupy the area around the central business district, and are located near railways, canals or rivers

Question 8

Suburbs

Answer 8

housing is found further from the centre, they are more spacious and more people have gardens

Question 9

urban fringe

Answer 9

houses are a lot more spaced out and this is where the city ends and the countryside begins