dron ap human geography chapter 12 – Flashcards
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central place theory
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a theory that explains the distribution of services, based on the fact that settlements are centers for market places.
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threshold of a marketplace
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the minimum number of people needed to support a service.
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rank size rule
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the nth largets settlement is 1/nth the the population of the largest setllement.
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buisness services
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services such as banking, insurance, transportation, and profesional services.
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cbd
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central buisness district, downtown. mostly where retail and buisness offices cluster
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basic industry
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industry that sells consumer products
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range
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the max mdistance peope are willing to travel to a service
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burial
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a service that is the religious reason for most setllements
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skyscrapers
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made possible by steel and elavators. also they increased due to the fact that land is so costly in cbd's.
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back office
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sevice found in islands due to privacy laws, to escape taxes
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consumer
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a person who uses goods or services
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central place
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A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area.
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city state
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a state consisting of a sovereign city
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economic base
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A community's collection of basic industries.
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gravity model
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A model that holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service.
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settlement
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a permanent collection of buildings or inhabitants
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enclosure movement
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The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of larger farms in England during the eighteenth century.
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nonbasic industry
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Industries that sell their products primarily to consumers in the community
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dispersed rural settlement
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A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages.
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hinterland/market area
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Surrounding area served by an urban center. That center is the focus of goods and services produced for its hinterland and it is the dominant urban influence as well.
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services
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actions or activities that one person performs for another
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buisness services
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services that primarily meet the needs of other buisnesses
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consumer services
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Businesses that provide services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services
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primate city
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a city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy
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vertical geography
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Building up a city instead of out, like tall buildings.
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the highest land cost
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is in tokyo, so small land area
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dependant centers
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4 th level cities, resort and retirment areas, w/ manufacturing, and military/ industial jobs
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world cities
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most important centers of economic power and wealth
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command and control centers
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Second level of cities that contains the headquarters of many large corporations, well-developed banking facilities, and concentrations of other business services, including insurance, accounting, advertising, law, and public relations.
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specialized producer-service centers
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The third level of cities, specialized producer-service centers.
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ziggurat
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a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, mainly used for government, military, and the center of the city
