Question

Identify the similarities between the human settlement models of Ernest Burgess and Homer Hoyt. Give your response in the form of a short paragraph.

Answer 1

The burgess and Hoyt models both try to understand urban land use. Both models have the same assumptions (e.g all land is flat, the importance of centrality, and etc).

Answer 2

Between the two models of human settlements of Burgess and Hoyt, there are some differences, and some similarities.

The similarities can be seen in the fact that in both models the Central Business District is located in the central part of the settlement. Another similarity is that the factories/industry are surrounded with the Working Class Housing, though they are constructed differently, and in both models, the Commuter Zone/High Class Housing is set further away from the industry.