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GCSE Geography · key term
The transition zone at the edge of a town or city where urban and rural land uses meet.
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Specification 4.3, 4.6 · Paper 2
Revise: UK City Case Study: ContextA simple model places a CBD in the centre, surrounded by the inner city, suburbs and an urban–rural fringe. This is useful for organising observations, but London does not form four perfectly uniform rings.
The transition zone at the edge of a built-up area, where urban and rural land uses meet.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The transition area at the edge of a city where urban and rural land uses meet.
Revise: Context and structureA useful starting model has four zones: the CBD, inner city, suburbs and urban-rural fringe. It is a way of organising observations, not an exact map of Mumbai.
The transition zone where the built-up area of a town or city meets the countryside.
Link a named feature to its importance: the Thames crossing helped trade and communication, while the M25 helps explain accessibility and business locations at London's urban–rural fringe.
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