urban geography
Wedges growing outward from the CBD, each having different types of land use
What is the sector model?
The amount of people needed to support a business/store?
what is threshold
In The 18th century when innovations changed manufacturing forever
a product that takes up less volume after manufactured
what is bulk losing product.
a city with a population of 10 million or more people
what is the mega-city
Max distance people are willing to travel to use a service?
what is Range
companies purchasing all levels of processing
what is Vertical Integration
Free trade between US/Mexico/Canada
what is USMCA
The largest city in an urban system that is twice as large as the next largest urban city
what is primate city
A capital moved further in to promote growth more interior.
what is Brasilia, Brazil
the clustering of similar industries in a specific geographic area
what is an agglomeration
Where shipping containers are broken down into more manageable shipments normally in port cities
what is Break in Bulk
a center of political, cultural and, economic dominance
what is a world city
The procces of moving a city to promote growth
what is Forward thrust
Areas of foreign exchange with promises of no taxes
what is Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
the idea of The further you have to ship goods and materials, the less profit you will have
what is Friction of Distance
a method used to explain how much people are willing to pay for a peice of land or a home
what is the bid rent curve
A Theory developed by Walter Christaller that explains the size, number, and distribution of settlements within a region
what is central place theory
two businesses moving closer to each other to maximize profit
what is a Hotelling
The process of industries deciding location of manufacturing, suppliers, labor and consumers in relation to each other based of the best cost for them
what is Weber's Least Cost Theory