Unit 7 Review

What shape does Central Place Theory use to delineate market areas? 

A country has a primate city- if the 2nd city is 1,000,000- which could be a size for the 1st? 

Theattraction of the call center industry to locate in India can best be explained by

The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service

Who created the concentric zone model?

The world overall is roughly half urban and half rural

A city has 1,200,000 people and it follows rank-size rule: how large is the 3rd biggest city?

One of the most important basic activities inthe southern Great Lakes region is

Richard Florida's research identified a link between the distribution of 

What is the other name for the Hoyt Urban Model?

A market area is a good example of what kind ofregion?

Which is NOT a dominant world city? 

Which one of these represents the CBD for our area?

Healthcare is an example of a ____________ service

Residents of rural settlements are more likelythan residents of urban settlements to work in

In a skyscraper, where would I most likely find an accountant's office?

Afirm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a

Which of these services has a small range? 

Attractinga new basic industry is important to a community, primarily because it

Settlements hold nearly all of the earth's population but take up only 1% of it's surface

The minimum number of people needed to support a service

What are squatter settlements known as in Brazil?

Of the 10 largest urban areas in the world; how many are in MDCs?

What is the process called when banks draw up areas in which they refuse to loan money

Which of these cities specializes in public services? 

MDCs have continued the trend of rapid urbanization that occurred in the mid 1900s

Education is an example of a ___________ service

Primate cities are only found in LDCs

Why do services cluster in the CBD?