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Unit 6 #11 Practice FRQ

The galactic city model was created to explain the urban structure of cities that have a traditional downtown and loose groupings of other urban areas. Among the features of this model are edge cities.

Question 1

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Identify who proposed the galactic city model, and when.

Question 2

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Define the term edge city.

Question 3

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Describe the typical location of external edge cities in the galactic city model.

Question 4

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Describe where the economic activity of the city is located in the galactic city model.

Question 5

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Explain a limitation of the galactic city model.

Question 6

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Explain ONE factor that led to the development of the galactic city model as an urban landscape in North America.

Question 7

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Describe ONE way that the spatial organization of commercial land use is different between the original central business district (CBD) and an edge city.

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