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Urban Land Use Models |
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GCSE / IGCSE Geography (14-16 yrs) |  |
Key Terms |  |
Revise this Topic |  |
Links to AS / A2 / IB Geography |
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Burgess Model
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Hoyt Model
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Land Use Zone |
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CBD (Central Business District) |
The commercial and business centre of a town or city. This part of the settlement will have the highest land prices. |  |
Wholesale Light Manufacturing |
The Zone of Transition Also known as the 'Twilight Zone' or more generally as the 'Inner City'. This area contains both low-class housing (19th century terraced houses arranged in grid iron pattern) and light manufacturing. This zone is in a state of constant change with redevelopment and renewal. The poorest people in the settlement live here. |
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Low Class Residential (Inner City) |
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Medium Class Residential (Interwar Areas / Inner Suburbs) |
Semi-detached housing can be found here with gardens and on large estates. There is a high concentration of council owned housing. |  |
High Class Residential (Outer Suburbs) |
Private, top quality housing with large gardens and garages. |  |
Rural-Urban Fringe (RUF) |
The very edge of the settlement. Includes satellite villages often called 'suburbanised villages' or 'commuter villages'. |  |
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 Urban Land Use Models Worksheet |
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