4.3b and 4.6b- Function, age, structure of both cities

Label the city structure on the basic version of the Burgess model

a

b

c

d

Inner City

Rural- Urban Fringe

CBD- Central Business District

Suburbs

Match the type of housing to the image

• Terraced

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• Semi- detached

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• Detached

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Answer the following questions about the urban model for Birmingham

1. 1. Which two elements does this model have that the Burgess model does not? ​ (a)  

2. 2. Name a town in Birmingham's outer suburbs. ​ (b)  

3. 3. Name an area in the north of the inner city. ​ (c)  

4. 4. True or false, Birmingham has a CBD, inner-city, suburb and outer suburb? ​ (d)  

5. 5. True or false, industry in Birmingham is located in the outer suburbs. ​ (e)  

• Redevelopment Zones and Industry
• Sutton Coldfield
• Sparkbrook
• CBD and Industry
• Aston
• True
• False

Identify whether the statement is true or false about the age of the buildings in Birmingham.

You can use the answers more than once.

1. 1. The age of the buildings in the inner city include a variety of ages from Victorian to 1950/60's. ​ (a)  

2. 2. The oldest area of the city is located in the suburbs. ​ (b)  

3. 3. The CBD is the oldest part of the city. However, there are areas which have been redeveloped so are more modern. ​ (c)  

4. 4. The buildings in the urban-rural fringe are newer and built in the 1990's and 21st century. ​ (d)  

• True
• False

Label the density of the buildings found in different parts of Birmingham's city structure

a

b

c

d

Low density of builds- semi detatched

Lowest density of buildings

Blocks of flats or terrace housing

Land is expensive= high density

Sort the types of houses into the area in Birmingham you would find them

Groups:

(a) CBD

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(b) Inner-city

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(c) Suburbs

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(d) Urban-rural fringe

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Label the function to the different parts of Birmingham's city structure

a

b

c

d

Retail, shops and commerce

Housing and services for residents

Residential

Residential with light industry

Fill in the gaps to describe the changes in the environmental quality of Birmingham

In the CBD the environmental ​ (a)   is high as there are modern and visually appealing ​ (b)   which attract tourists to the area. However there are ​ (c)   levels of pollution in the city due to the amount of traffic. In the inner-city there are high levels of pollution from large numbers of cars. There is often more crime which can lead to the area looking less appealing eg graffiti or litter. In the ​ (d)   there is more green space which is ​ (e)   well and this continues into the urban-rural fringe even more.

• quality
• buildings
• high
• suburbs
• landscaped

Label the land use for the different parts of Birmingham's city structure

a

b

c

d

Department stores, offices, theatres

Residential, few shops, few factories

Residential, some shop, aesthetic parks

Golf courses, airport, out of town shops

Identify whether the statement is true or false about Birmingham’s city structure.

You can use the words more than once.

1. 1. On the whole, t​he age of the buildings increase as you leave the city towards the urban-rural fringe. ​ (a)  

2. 2. The housing density in Birmingham increases as you leave the city towards the urban-rural fringe. ​ (b)  

3. 3. The land use changes from retail/banks and commerce in the CBD to mostly residential in the fringe ​ (c)   ​

4. 4. The environmental quality declines as you leave the CBD. ​ (d)  

5. 5. There are mainly flats in the CBD which changes into mostly modern detached/semi-detached housing estates in the urban-rural fringe, ​ (e)  

• True
• False