Range, Threshold, Gravity Model and Central Place Theory

their market areas are larger

According to Christaller's central place theory, larger towns are farther apart than smaller towns are because

spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

Central place theory describes the

the range determines the maximum distance that people are willing to travel to buy or enjoy something, while the threshold is the minimum number of customers needed for the business to survive

Range and threshold are important to the commercial establishments because

distance between them

Ravenstein's gravity model states that spatial interaction, including migration, is directly related to the size of the population and the

changing; more and more people are moving from rural to urban areas

Rural-urban migration patterns within less developed countries today may best be described as

total number of central places in the urban system

The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the

central place theory.

The theory that explains the regional organization or urban areas, based on their functions and the goods and services they offer, is called

Hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis

Which of the following best descries the urban hierarchy of settlements?

Christaller's model of central place

Which of the following is useful for describing a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland?