Urban Land Value (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What two key factors fundamentally shape land values in urban areas?
What two key factors fundamentally shape land values in urban areas?
Proximity to CBD & accessibility
What does 'bid rent' refer to in urban geography?
What does 'bid rent' refer to in urban geography?
Maximum amount willing to pay for land
Which land use can afford to pay the highest rents close to the city centre?
Which land use can afford to pay the highest rents close to the city centre?
Retail activities
What is the Peak Land Value Intersection (PLVI)?
What is the Peak Land Value Intersection (PLVI)?
Most expensive land in the urban area
Why do large department stores occupy prime CBD locations?
Why do large department stores occupy prime CBD locations?
High customer volumes justify premium rents
Where do offices typically locate within the CBD?
Where do offices typically locate within the CBD?
Upper floors or around CBD edges
Why can offices afford slightly less accessible locations than shops?
Why can offices afford slightly less accessible locations than shops?
Don't depend on passing pedestrian traffic
Where do modern manufacturing activities prefer to locate?
Where do modern manufacturing activities prefer to locate?
Urban peripheries
Why do contemporary factories prefer suburban locations?
Why do contemporary factories prefer suburban locations?
Large sites more available & affordable
Where are the most valuable suburban land locations typically found?
Where are the most valuable suburban land locations typically found?
Where major transport links intersect
In order of ability to pay rent near the CBD, which sequence is correct?
In order of ability to pay rent near the CBD, which sequence is correct?
Retail, manufacturing, residential
What happens to shop sizes as distance from the CBD increases?
What happens to shop sizes as distance from the CBD increases?
Shops tend to become smaller