🌍 Geography can be exciting if you look at it from the right lens! Now let's embark on an adventure and explore the diverse world of urban residential locations! 🏘️

• Water Bodies: Wealthy people often live near rivers or canals in urban areas due to the scenic views and recreational opportunities. Example: Expensive riverfront properties in London or New York. However, in poorer nations, the less fortunate often reside in flood-prone areas due to lack of better alternatives.

• Terrain: High grounds are attractive for housing in HICs (High-Income Countries) due to the commanding views. Example: Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. But in LICs (Low-Income Countries), the poor often inhabit steep areas prone to landslides and other mass movements.

• Building Standards: In wealthier countries, housing sites are chosen carefully considering hazard risks. However, in areas with rapid population growth or informal housing, people may settle wherever they find space, often ignoring potential risks.

• Urban Density Pattern: Typically, residential density is high in inner cities and decreases with distance from the city center, reflecting the higher availability of land in the suburbs.

• Social and Economic Disparities: Lower-income households are usually located in inner-city areas for proximity to jobs. In contrast, wealthier households can afford high-quality housing farther out in the suburbs. Example: The gentrified neighborhoods of San Francisco versus the outer suburban areas.

• Land Value Paradox: Poor people often live on expensive inner-city land to be close to work, with landlords maximizing profits by crowding many tenants into these zones.

• Physical and Built Barriers: Different residential areas, especially high-class and low-class, may be separated by physical or artificial barriers.