Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each urban model by its central claim.
Groups: Rings from the centre · Wedges along routes · Several separate centres
- Zones expanding outward from the CBD
- Hoyt sector model
- Harris–Ullman multiple nuclei model
- Burgess concentric zone model
Hints
- Each model proposes a different shape for urban growth.
- All three were built from one city and generalise poorly.
Show the answer
Rings from the centre: Burgess concentric zone model, Zones expanding outward from the CBD
Wedges along routes: Hoyt sector model
Several separate centres: Harris–Ullman multiple nuclei model
Why
All three are Chicago-shaped and generalize badly, a European city with a medieval core breaks Burgess on contact. Vocabulary, not laws.
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