Past Paper Question
1. Where in a town would you find the Central Business District (CBD)? (1)
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2. The inner- city is made up of three land-use zones. Name these three
zones.
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(b)
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(c) …………………………………………………..
(3)
3. What name is given to the part of town where you find new housing, new
Industries and new business districts? (1)
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4. Why are the tallest buildings usually found in the CBD? (2)
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5. Why were houses built close to factories in the 19 th Century? (1)
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6. Complete this table which compares old housing zones with new housing
zones. (4)
OLD HOUSING ZONE NEW HOUSING ZONE
One or two-storey
FEATURE
Heights of houses
Shapes of streets
Gardens straight

7. Give three reasons why a company might decide to open a new factory in
a new industrial zone. (3)
(a)
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(b)
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8. Complete this table by matching the features with one of the zones.
(The zones can be used more than once). (10)
ZONES
CBD
Old housing zone
Old industrial zone
New housing zone
New industrial zone
FEATURE ZONE
Town hall
Tall factories
Blocks of flats
Tenement flats
Shops
Industrial estates
The tallest buildings
The heaviest traffic
The railway station
Very few houses nearby
TOTAL MARKS = 25