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What is a residential area?
- Area within a city for homes.
- Identified by houses, pools, parks.
- Known as suburbs.
- Facility quality varies by resident wealth.
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What is the main activity in an industrial area?
- Manufacture goods for sale.
- Can be small or large factories.
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Where is the Central Business District (CBD) usually located?
- Center of the city
- Highest land values
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How can industrial areas be identified?
- Large rectangular factory buildings.
- Presence of power lines and railway lines.
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What are urban settlements often described as?
- Urban settlements are often described as multifunctional.
- They contain different land-use zones.
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What can be found in the original commercial area of a city?
- Many shops
- Head offices
- Municipal buildings
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What additional clues indicate an industrial area?
- Service railways and roads.
- Evidence of water: rivers or pipelines.
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What does the acronym “SPICE” stand for in urban settlement characteristics?
- Size
- Pattern (Nucleated)
- Infrastructure (Complex)
- City
- Economic Activity (Secondary and Tertiary)
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Name the four major land-use zones in urban areas.
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Residential
- Greenbelt
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What street pattern is common in the CBD?
- Rectangular grid street pattern
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