Urban Planning: City Shapes and Forms

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What is the primary characteristic of a Radiocentric city shape?

  • A series of nearly equal sized cities in close proximity
  • A large circle with radial corridors of intense development from the center (correct)
  • A city built around a large open space
  • A linear shape with a transportation spine

What is the term for a city with a series of nearly equal sized cities in close proximity?

  • Satellite
  • Linear
  • Constellation (correct)
  • Star-shaped

What is the primary function of Housing in a city?

  • Channelizing pedestrian movement
  • Providing public spaces
  • The largest and simplest function of the city (correct)
  • Economic production

What is the term for the texture or feel of a city?

<p>Grain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of city shape restricts growth?

<p>Linear (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Economic activity in a city?

<p>Acting as producers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a city with a STAR shape?

<p>It has outreaching corridors of development (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a city built around a large open space?

<p>Ring (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Economic sector in a city?

<p>To act as producers and provide basic necessities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a network of public streets?

<p>Well-defined public streets (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of an Articulated Sheet city shape?

<p>It has one or more central clusters and several subclusters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a city that is part of a group of cities around a main center?

<p>Satellite (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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