URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, GEOGRAPHY IB EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS .
how is commercial land focused in NYC? - correct Answers -on two areas:
- midtown manhattan
- downtown (lower) manhattan
what does midtown manhattan contain? - correct Answers -- the main shops e.g Fifth Avenue
- theatres e.g Broadway
- hotels
- landmark buildings e.g Rockefeller centre
what does downtown manhattan contain? - correct Answers -- centre for finance and banking e.g
wall street, the stock exchange
describe characteristics of industrial land in NYC (4) - correct Answers -- industrial land greatly
values riverfront locations (for transport of heavy materials)
- found primarily in the south Bronx, along either side of Newton Creek in Brooklyn and
Queens, and along the western shores of Brooklyn and Staten Island
- industrial uses occupy 4% of the city's total lot area
- industrial land uses include warehouses and factories
what is the largest use of city land in NYC? - correct Answers -low density residences
where are low density residences found in NYC? - correct Answers -found mostly in
Staten Island,
Eastern Queens
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