Web Page Questions: Answer the following question using the web pages listed. The USA CityLink Project - http://usacitylink.com/ 1. Look up your hometown. What types of information are available concerning
the city your have chosen? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Problems: - Land Use Patterns. The following diagrams represent the typical land
use patterns of cities in Western Europe, Latin America and South Asia. The
diagrams contain the letters A through F at selected land use
locations. Using the information provided in your text, indicate which of
the following land uses is represented by each particular letter.
_____ Central Business District _____ Areas subject to gentrification _____ Industrial District _____ Residences for recent immigrants _____ Upper class residential areas _____ Open space or greenbelt development
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effect, calculate the changes in employment which would occur in three cities,
given the following scenarios: - Scenario #1: a new automobile plant opens, employing 2000 workers
- Scenario #2: a steel plant closes, laying off 1500 workers
- Scenario #3: a metalworking plant employing 2000 opens and a chemical
plant lays off 2500 workers
| | Basic/NonbasicRatio | Basic Employment | Nonbasic Employment | Total Employment | | Scenario #1 | | | | | | City A | 1:2.5 | | | | | City B | 1:2.0 | | | | | City C | 1:1.5 | | | | | Scenario #2 | | | | | | City A | 1:2.5 | | | | | City B | 1:2.0 | | | | | City C | 1:1.5 | | | | | Scenario #3 | | | | | | City A | 1:2.5 | | | | | City B | 1:2.0 | | | | | City C | 1:1.5 | | | |
Critical Thinking Questions: - An urban microclimate is a set of local conditions within a city that sets
it apart from the surrounding suburbs and rural areas. Discuss two ways it
develops and what affect it has on the people living in and around cities.
- Discuss the statement "Urbanization will spread along lines of transportation."
- Discuss the erroneous statement "High population density is always
an indication of urbanization."
- You have been asked by your supervisor at the consulting firm to provide
an Urban Task Force with information as they begin to study the problems of
an American metropolitan area. List two urban/environmental and two urban/
economic problems facing cities today, telling why each is important. Suggest
geographic research methods you would use to study these problems.
- From a social geographer's point of view, apply the conceptions of spatial
behavior discussed in Chapter 8 to a city or town with which you are familiar.
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