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Grade 11 Internal structure and patterns of cities and towns

By John Lanser
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10 Questions

Describe the shape of the city shown below and explain why it develops.

Describe the shape of the city shown below and explain why it develops.
"Nahalal is best known for its general layout, as designed by Richard Kauffmann: slightly oval round, similar to a spoke wheel with its public buildings at the "hub" and individual plots of agricultural land radiating from it like spokes with symmetrically placed roads creating eight equal sectors, an inner ring of residential buildings, and an outer ring road".

Describe the shape of the city shown below and explain why it develops.

(a) Identify the street pattern in the City centre (CBD) of Kroonstad (Central) (1)
(b) List 3 advantages of the street pattern in the CBD (3)
(c) List 3 disadvantages of the street pattern in the CBD (3)
(d) Identify the street pattern in Suidrand (south of Central) (1)
(e) List 3 advantages of the street pattern in Suidrand (3)
(cf List 3 disadvantages of the street pattern in Suidrand (3)

(a) Refer to question 1 (map of Paris) and identify the street pattern found in this city. (1)
(b) What are the advantages of this street pattern? (3)
(c) What are the disadvantages of this street pattern? (3)

Watch the video and explain what the Bid rent theory is.
Provide an example of the bid rent theory in Cape Town
Do not copy and paste from any source. Use your own words.

(a) What are the forces that repel functions (Residential/Commercial) away from the CBD of Johannesburg? (7)
(b) What are the forces that attract functions to the CBD? (4)



(a) Define the term "urban profile". (2)
(b) Describe what a typical urban profile looks like. (2)

Look at the satellite image of Pretoria and explain what influenced the morphology of this city. (3)

Look at the satellite image of Sasolburg and explain what influenced the morphology of this city. (2)