Chapter 12
what is the theory that tries to explain town locations?
Christaller's central place theory
True or False? -- The central place theory describes the outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place.
False
In what present day countries were the 4 ancient settlements located?
India, Egypt, Pakistan, China
Name the most important glabal cities.
London, New York, Dubai, Bejing, Sheinghi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney.
what is an example of an industry with a large threshold?
Luxary fur coats
True or False -- According to Christaller, towns or equal size are equally spaced apart
True
True or False? -- crucial to the emergence of the first cities were developing an agricultural surplus, a system of food storage and distribution, labor specializations, and a stratified social system.
True
What term refers to the size and functional complexities of cities?
Urban Hiarchy
what industry would have a small range?
a gas station
name a non-basic industry in amarillo
any resturant
name a basic industry in amarillo
beef plant
what is the term for an area where healthy foods are more than a mile from impoverished areas?
food desert
what geometric figure did Christaller compromise on to describe service area?
hexagon
what are other names for "central places?"
hinterland, service area,
why would a MDC country outsource a call center in India?
it's cheaper than in America and they already have an English background.
What is the area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted?
market area
what is the maximum distance people are willing to travel for a good or service?
range
what would a clustered rural settlement look like
several families living close together, with fields surrounding their buildings
what does the gravity model state?
the potential use of a service is directly related to the number of people in an area and inversly related to the distance people have to travel.
according to the rank size rule, if the population of the largest city is 12 million, what is the populaion of the 4th largest city?
3 million