Chapter 12

Periodic markets

A ________ is an example of a settlement that specializes in public services.

The hierarchical listing of settlements by size is known as the

Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in

What technical development has allowed back-office functions to relocate to LDCs?

In the United States educational services account for about ________ percent of jobs.

Two major benefits many LDCs offer in terms of global financial services are

Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are

Heterogeneity is more a characteristic of

potential use of a service at a location related directly to population & inversely to distance

Periodic markets are likely to feature

Back-office functions are also called

Most people in the world live in what type of settlement?

A central place is a

in rank-size rule largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants, how many people in the 5th largest ?

Global cities are identified and ranked by a combination of

Consumer services include

LDCs specialize in what two types of global business services?

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

What factors determine where back-office services will locate in LDCs?

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

A primate city is

Clustered rural settlements were most common in which region of colonial America?

Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that

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

Which of the following is NOT primarily a consumer service?

The geometric pattern which geographers use to represent market areas is

Global cities are defined by

attraction of the outsourced "call center" industry to locate in India can best be explained by

A food desert is usually associated with

largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants& 2nd largest city 200,000, country follows what rule

The most significant anticipated benefit of the enclosure movement was to

Urbanization can be analyzed by looking at the increase in the _____of people living in cities.

The minimum number of people needed to support a service is called the

In the United States about ________ percent of all jobs are in consumer services

Which of the following is considered to be a hearth of urban settlement?