DP Geography Questionbank
Areas of economic activity
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Explain the spatial pattern of economic activity, the zoning of urban and suburban functions and the internal structure of the central business district (CBD).
Describe the informal sector; its characteristics and location in urban areas.
Examine the causes and effects of the movement of retailing, service and manufacturing activities to new locations, including brownfield sites.
Directly related questions
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.2.bp.13b:
Referring to map evidence, suggest three reasons why an area of manufacturing has developed at point A (054113) on the 2003 map.
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17M.2.bp.14c:
Examine the effects of the movement of economic activity to derelict land such as brownfield sites.
- 17N.2.bp.14c: Examine recent land use changes in the central and/or inner areas of one or more cities.
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18M.2.bp.14c:
Examine the consequences of the movements of different socio-economic groups within a city.
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18M.2.bp.14b:
Explain two reasons for the location of retail activities in the central business district (CBD) of one city you have studied.
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18N.2.bp.14a.ii:
Outline the location of the informal sector in urban areas.
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18N.2.bp.14a.i:
Outline two characteristics of the informal sector.
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18N.2.bp.14c:
Examine the causes and effects of the movement of retailing in urban areas to new locations.
