Key Issues 1
How many percents of Earth are settlements?
Under 1%
Why would we travel greater distances for everyday things?
If the place farther has lower prices or a product that the one closest to us lack.
True or false: Developing countries worker get pay 1/10 of the developed countries worker for a similar job.
True
What are the two types of settlements?
Rural and Urban.
True or False: Larger offer smaller scale of service.
False
Where does the Periodic market typically set up at?
In the streets or open public places.
What are the two types of economic activities in a settlement?
Basic business and non-basic business.
What were usually the tallest and most elaborate structures in medieval urban settlements?
Churches
Central Place
A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area
What services take up 10% of jobs in the U.S.?
Public Services
Who first proposed Central Place Theory?
Walter Christaller
Why do people use offshore financial services?
Taxes and privacy.
What are the two types of rural settlements?
Clustered and dispersed.
Urbanization
An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements
What services are professional, transportation, financial?
Business Services
What is the rank-size rule?
Ranking settlements from largest to smallest.
What are the three levels of global cities?
Alpha, Beta, Gamma.
Do developed countries or developing countries have a higher percentage of urban residents?
Developed countries.
Food Desert
An area that has a substantial amount of low-income residents and has poor access to a grocery store, defined in most cases as further than 1 mile.
What are the three types of services?
Consumers, Business, Public
What day is the rest day for the Muslim countries periodic market?
Friday
What is an example of back-office functions business?
Processing, payroll management, transcription work.
What are the 3 keys factors that make Urban and Rural settlements' differences?
Large size, high density, social heterogeneity.
Hinterland
The area surrounding a central place from which people are attracted to use the place's goods and services (also known as market area).