AP Human Ch 12 - Services & Settlements

In MDCs, services account for _____ of the GDP/GNI.

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 1/8

From a geographer's perspective, what is the 1 critical locational factor of a service?

• proximity to inputs

• proximity to markets

• government subsidies

• access to low skilled labor

• access to high skilled labor

Approximately 50% of all U.S. jobs are found in this type of service...

• consumer

• business

• public

• government

• none of the above

Which statement is FALSE regarding service employment in the United States?

• Service employment is on the rise.

• Primary and secondary jobs account for 60% of the U.S. economic growth.

• Tertiary sector jobs are expanding.

• Agriculture jobs are steadily on the decline.

• Secondary sector employment comprises around 10% of the economy,

The hinterland is also an example of a...

• cultural region

• threshold

• nodal region

• range

• nesting pattern

According to Central Place Theory, people are more likely to travel furthest for which of the following services?

• purchase a gallon of milk

• attend a high school

• watch a major sporting event

• fill their vehicle with gasoline

• purchase clothing

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between range and threshold of a business or service?

• Range deals w/ maximum distance that people are willing to travel for a good/service whereas threshold is the minimum # of people needed for that business to survive.

• Threshold deals w/ the maximum distance that people are willing to travel for a good/service whereas range deals with minimum # of people needed for that business to survive.

• Ranges is the distance away from a central city that depends upon the core city for its economic livelihood. Threshold show the connection in transportation systems for consumer access.

• Threshold describes the range of the maximum # of consumers needed for the business to survive despite the lack of transportation opportunities.

• Range and threshold are not connected due to the amount of people needed to gain access to employment in an area.

What is a primate city in a country?

• The political capital of the country where the majority seat of power is held in a federal state.

• A city which more than twice the size of the next largest and is the political, economic, & cultural center of the country.

• When the largest city in an LDC has primitive services which focus on the basic industries.

• The city which controls the most land area in a country and has been established a capital of the territory.

• When the largest city in an MDC is also the seat of government.

Central Place Theory was developed by...

• August Losch

• Walt Rostow

• Walter Christaller

• Ernest Burgess

• Johann Heinrich von Thunen

According to rank size rule, if the largest city had a population of 12 million, how large would the 4th largest city in the country be?

• 8 million

• 6 million

• 4.5 million

• 3 million

• 1.5 million