A-Level H2 Geography 2

Question 1

Which urban land use model describes cities expanding outward from the CBD in concentric rings based on socioeconomic status?

Accepted Answer

Concentric Zone Model (Burgess)

Answer

Sector Model (Hoyt)

Answer

Multiple Nuclei Model (Harris & Ullman)

Answer

Mann's Model

Question 2

What is a primate city?

Accepted Answer

A city disproportionately larger than the second-ranked city that dominates the country

Answer

The largest city in the world by population

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A city with the highest GDP per capita

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Any national capital city

Question 3

In Burgess's model, which zone is characterized by urban decay, mixed land use, and deteriorating housing just outside the CBD?

Accepted Answer

Zone of transition

Answer

Suburban zone

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Commuter zone

Answer

Gentrification zone

Question 4

What does the term 'counter-urbanization' describe?

Accepted Answer

Movement of people and businesses from cities to rural or smaller urban areas

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Rural-to-urban migration

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Growth of suburbs around a city

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Decline of urban populations due to disease

Question 5

Which city is an example of a planned new town developed under Singapore's HDB decentralization strategy?

Accepted Answer

Woodlands

Answer

Sentosa

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Orchard

Answer

Marina Bay

Question 6

What process involves wealthier residents renovating deteriorated inner-city neighbourhoods, often displacing lower-income communities?

Accepted Answer

Gentrification

Answer

Suburbanization

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Counter-urbanization

Answer

Urban sprawl

Question 7

Which model of urban structure proposes that cities develop around multiple nodes rather than a single CBD?

Accepted Answer

Multiple Nuclei Model (Harris & Ullman)

Answer

Concentric Zone Model (Burgess)

Answer

Sector Model (Hoyt)

Answer

Von Thünen's Model