Sector Model: Hoyt's model of urban land use in which similar activities extend outward in wedge-shaped sectors from the CBD along transportation routes.
How to apply it: Apply the Sector Model to explain how industrial land use follows rail lines or highways outward from the city center.
Course: AP Human Geography · Unit: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
Practice questions about Sector Model on AimFive — get rubric-based feedback showing exactly which points you earned.
AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of College Board. AimFive is not affiliated with or endorsed by College Board.