Compare Burgess's concentric zone model with Hoyt's sector model in terms of predicted urban structure.

Compare Burgess's concentric zone model with Hoyt's sector model in terms of predicted urban structure.

• A. Burgess predicts circular rings around a single CBD; Hoyt predicts wedge-shaped sectors along transportation corridors.
• B. Burgess predicts wedge-shaped sectors along transportation corridors; Hoyt predicts circular rings around a single CBD.
• C. Burgess predicts circular rings around a single CBD; Hoyt predicts wedge-shaped sectors along transportation corridors.
• D. Burgess predicts a polycentric city with several nuclei; Hoyt predicts a single CBD with radial sectors.

Answer: (C)

Understanding how these two classic models map land use around the central business district helps explain the answer. Burgess’s concentric zone model envisions the city growing in circular rings centered on the CBD, with each ring representing different land uses as you move outward. Hoyt’s sector model argues that growth expands along transportation routes, producing wedge-shaped sectors that radiate from the CBD. The described pairing—the city forming circular rings around a single CBD and growth forming wedge-shaped sectors along transportation corridors—accurately reflects both models. The other descriptions mix up the shapes or imply a polycentric layout, which those models do not predict.

Understanding how these two classic models map land use around the central business district helps explain the answer. Burgess’s concentric zone model envisions the city growing in circular rings centered on the CBD, with each ring representing different land uses as you move outward. Hoyt’s sector model argues that growth expands along transportation routes, producing wedge-shaped sectors that radiate from the CBD. The described pairing—the city forming circular rings around a single CBD and growth forming wedge-shaped sectors along transportation corridors—accurately reflects both models. The other descriptions mix up the shapes or imply a polycentric layout, which those models do not predict.