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What are the characteristics of a CBD (central business district)? Compare the CBDs of North America to those in Europe.

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CBD is the central business district with lot of offices, banks, financial institutions, retail, sky scrapper etc. The land use type of CBD in America is industrial type while that in Europe is commercial type

Step-by-step explanation:

CBD stands for Central business district and it has following characteristics

a) It usually lies at some central position of the city

b) Densely packed and crowded

c) It has high number of offices, banks, financial institutions

d) High density and high-rise buildings.

e) Extremely High land values

Both the CBDs of North America and Europe have retail and office activities. American CBD has lot of skyscrapers.

The land use type of CBD in America is industrial type while that in Europe is commercial type

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