Lesson 3.2.3.2
3.2.3.2 Urban forms Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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In the Burgess concentric zone model, which zone lies immediately around the central business district?
- Middle-class residential zone
- Transition zone
- Suburban shopping zone
- Outer commuter zone
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Which urban model describes land-use zones growing outward in sectors along transport corridors?
- Mann's model
- Harris-Ullman model
- Hoyt sector model
- Burgess concentric model
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What key feature characterises the Harris and Ullman urban land-use model?
- Multiple nuclei
- Transport sectors
- Concentric rings
- Linear corridors
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What is a self-contained commercial hub on the outskirts of a city called?
- Inner precinct
- Cultural quarter
- Fortress development
- Edge city
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Which urban landscape feature uses high security and physical barriers to restrict public access?
- Fortress development
- Edge city
- Mixed development
- Cultural quarter
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What process involves affluent individuals buying and renovating property in run-down urban areas?
- Suburbanisation
- Gentrification
- Counter-urbanisation
- Decentralisation
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What urban area focuses on arts, history, and leisure to drive economic regeneration?
- Edge city
- Industrial park
- Fortress development
- Cultural quarter
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Which type of urban development combines residential, commercial, and leisure uses in one location?
- Mixed-use development
- Suburban enclave
- Industrial estate
- Single-use zoning
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A city's land values are highest at the centre and fall with distance. Which Burgess zone would show the highest density of commercial high-rise buildings?
- Middle-class residential zone
- Working-class zone
- Central business district
- Outer commuter zone
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Which model features wedge-shaped land-use zones extending outwards along major transport routes?
- Harris-Ullman model
- Hoyt sector model
- Burgess concentric model
- Mannering frame model
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Which feature is characteristic of a post-modern western city structure?
- Single CBD
- Uniform housing
- Concentric rings
- Fragmented architecture
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A city's ethnic groups are highly clustered in particular districts, with few mixed areas. This pattern is best described as:
- Complete residential dispersal
- High cultural integration
- High spatial segregation
- Low economic inequality
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What is a key benefit of town centre mixed developments?
- Industrial expansion
- Continuous daily activity
- Suburban sprawl
- Lower population density
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Where are edge cities most commonly located within an urban area?
- Near motorway junctions
- Beside historic centres
- Inside industrial zones
- In the CBD
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Which physical factor directly constrains and guides urban land-use spatial layout?
- Longitude
- Latitude
- Topography
- Solar radiation
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Why are post-modern cities described as spatially fragmented?
- Centralised governance
- Gated private enclaves
- Uniform grid plans
- Concentric growth rings
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What spatial outcome usually results from high economic inequality in urban areas?
- Suburban decline
- Equal housing distribution
- Residential social segregation
- Industrial decay
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Land value drops linearly from £10,000/m² downtown to £2,000/m² at 5 km. What is it at 2 km?
- £6,800/m²
- £6,000/m²
- £7,200/m²
- £5,200/m²
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What is a major limitation of the Burgess concentric zone model in modern cities?
- Focuses on megacities
- Ignores land values
- Assumes multiple nuclei
- Ignores transport networks
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What process leads to households clustering in neighbourhoods based on income and status?
- Urban regeneration
- Residential sorting
- Suburbanisation
- Counterurbanisation
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