Unit 12: Services – Flashcards

A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a

The hierarchical organization of settlements by size is known as the

The area of the city where retail and office activities historically were clustered was the

The tendency for businesses to set up directly next to each other to maximise the number of customers

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other and fields surround the settlement.

A community's collection of basic industries

A model that holds that the potential use of a services 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

The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the

Industries that sell their products primarily to consumers in the community

Services that provide for the well-being and personal improvement of individual consumers

largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants

Services that primarily help people conduct business

Services offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses.

The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is

A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n of the population of the largest settlement

Services that provide goods for sale to consumers

Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it

A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants

The minimum number of people needed to support a service

Services that diffuse and distribute services