Core Concepts
What does urbanisation mean?
The process through which cities grow, and greater percentages of the population come to live in the city.
Which urban zone is mainly used for manufacturing and warehousing?
Industrial Zone
What type of housing usually has large blocks of land with detached houses and private yards?
Low density housing
Which street pattern has roads running at right angles to each other, creating square or rectangular blocks?
Grid pattern
Approximately how many people live in the greater metropolitan area of Adelaide?
1.4 million
Where is Adelaide's sister city located?
Austin, Texas.
Which urban zone is used mainly for business, trade, and services?
Commercial zone
Which type of housing includes townhouses, duplexes, or small unit blocks with some shared walls?
Medium density housing
Which Adelaide area is an example of the grid pattern?
Adelaide CBD
Which street layout do both Adelaide’s city centre and Austin’s downtown share?
Grid pattern
What is the term for the percentage of a country’s population living in its largest cities?
Urban Concentration
Which zone is primarily used for housing?
Residential zone.
What type of housing is found in multi-storey buildings where many people live in a small area?
High density housing
Which street pattern reduces through-traffic and is more visually interesting but harder to navigate?
Curvilinear loop pattern
What type of climate does both Adelaide and Austin share?
Hot summers and mild winters.
What word describes the arrangement and physical shape of the land’s surface, including hills, valleys, and rivers?
Topography.
Port Adelaide is an example of which type of urban zone?
Industrial zone
Which housing density is most likely to include apartments?
High density housing
Mawson Lakes is an example of which street pattern?
Curvilinear loop pattern.
Which city has the larger metropolitan population: Adelaide or Austin?
Austin (2.3 million in the metro area)
Which feature of a city is directly influenced by both topography and human planning?
Street patterns
King William Road, Hyde Park is an example of which zone?
Commercial zone
Which housing density is best described as “more compact than detached houses but less compact than apartments”?
Medium density housing
Which street pattern ends in a circular turnaround, creating quiet neighbourhoods but poor connectivity?
Conventional cul-de-sac pattern.
In what year did Adelaide and Austin become sister cities?
1983.