In the Latin American City Model, how is elite housing distributed and how is it related to the CBD?

• A. The CBD is a central area with factories approaching elite housing along a spine
• B. Elite housing is located along the spine emanating from the CBD; non-elite housing occupies the periphery
• C. Non-elite housing concentrates near CBD with elite areas at the edge
• D. Elite housing occupies the inner city while the periphery remains middle-income

Answer: (B)

In the Latin American city model, the distinctive pattern is a wealthy residential corridor that radiates out from the central business district. Elite housing sits along this spine, which is an axis of high-status homes and associated commercial activity that extends from the CBD toward the outer areas. This arrangement allows the affluent residents to enjoy proximity to the city’s core services and jobs, while still living along a premier corridor away from the densest, more congested parts of the center.

Meanwhile, non-elite housing occupies the outer periphery, where land is more affordable and where informal settlements are often found. This contrast creates a clear separation: a central spine of higher-income housing linked to the CBD’s opportunities, with lower-income housing pushed outward to the edges.

Other descriptions don’t fit this pattern because they imply elite housing closer to or within the inner city or near the periphery in ways that don’t reflect the spine-and-periphery structure the model emphasizes.