Patterns of land use in towns and cities

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Patterns of land use in towns and cities
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Think of all the things you would find in a Town
or a City. Turn over your work sheet and write
down as many things as you can !
Offices
Businesses
Factories
Houses
Shops
Parks
Entertainment
Places of worship
Restaurants
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Although all towns and cities are different, most
have grown and developed in the same way.
Believe it or not there is a PATTERN to it all !
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We can show this pattern by using a MODEL a
simplified picture.
This is an URBAN MODEL to show the different land
use within a town or city.
Each different colour sector represents a
different type of land use.
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Have a go at completing the passage on the
worksheet. You have 3 minutes.
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Patterns of land use in towns and cities Complete
the following passage using the words from the
box below. Although all towns and cities are
different, most have _______ and developed in the
same way. This means that they will all have
similar types of ______ ____. As _____________
have grown they have developed a ________ and we
can show this using a _______ a simplified
picture. Below is an _______ Model to show the
_____ main land uses within a town or city.
Urban pattern grown model Six land use
settlements
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On your worksheet you have a copy of the Urban
Model which looks like this ..
but the key has not been coloured in to show
the different types of land use.
As we go through the slides you will find out
what the main type of land use is in each sector.
Using a PENCIL shade in the key so that it
matches up with your copy of the model.
Use the rest of the space in the table to note
down some of the things you might find in each of
these areas
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Press on a sector to find out more information or
press the arrow to finish.
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THE CBD The Central Business District
This is usually the original site of the
settlement.

• Large Shops
• Offices
• Restaurants
• Cafes
• Cinemas
• Theatres
• Museums

It is centrally located because the rest of the
settlement has grown around it.
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INNER CITY
19th Century Housing

• Terraced houses for the factory workers.
• Some now replaced by high-rise flats.
• Small Corner shops

Located just outside the CBD
Houses built near to the factories so that the
workers could get to work easily.
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INNER SUBURBS
Housing 1920 - 1950

• Larger houses usually with gardens
• Some Parks
• Some rows of shops

Newer houses built for the growing population.
The land is cheaper the further away from the CBD
you go, so houses were built with gardens.
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OUTER SUBURBS
Modern Housing

• New houses and housing estates
• New shopping centres
• Parks and other open areas

The land around the edge of a settlement is much
cheaper and there is enough space to build large
housing estates.
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New Industrial Area
Industrial estates and business parks built since
1970, close to main roads
They are located close to main roads so that
there is easy access for goods and employees
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Old Industrial Areas

• Along a river, canal or railway
• Many old factories now closed
• Area may look run down

They are located near to rivers, canals and
railways because they needed to transport goods
in and out of the city.
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Look out for different land use as you travel
around STOCKPORT or MANCHESTER.
See if you can spot the pattern !
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