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Question (6 marks): Compare the Burgess concentric zone model with the Hoyt sector model of urban land use.
Mark scheme (Level marked, 1–6):
- Level 1 (1–2): Simple description of one model only (e.g. 'Burgess has rings').
- Level 2 (3–4): Describes both models — Burgess: 5 concentric rings (CBD, transition, working-class, middle-class, commuter); Hoyt: wedges/sectors along transport routes.
- Level 3 (5–6): Genuine comparison — both place CBD at centre; Burgess assumes uniform transport, Hoyt recognises transport corridors; Hoyt accounts for high-cost housing avoiding industry; Burgess based on Chicago (1925), Hoyt on 142 US cities (1939); Hoyt better fits UK cities like Belfast where wealthy suburbs (e.g. Malone Road) extend as a wedge.
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