Ch. 12 Services Quizizz

This helps to explain the distribution of settlements of varying sizes in North Dakota. Larger settlements are fewer and farther apart, whereas smaller settlements are more frequent and closer together. Which theory best explains this phenomenon?

• range of service rule

• rank-size rule

• range

• central place theory

• primate city rule

The __________ is the maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.

An activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it is known as

• a kickback

• an activity

• a transaction

• a service

• a favor

Attracting talented individuals is important for a city because these individuals are

• those who pay taxes

• those who make the city famous

• responsible for the high-tech jobs created

• responsible for promoting economic innovation

• those who run for political office

______ are enterprises whose customers live in the same community, essentially, consumer services.

Generally, global cities are divided into

• three levels, called alpha, beta, and gamma

• two level, called primate and non primate cities

• categories, called forward leaning, stagnant and backward leaning cities

• four levels, called alpha, beta, gamma and delta

• none of the above

A ________ is an agricultural based community in which a number of families live in close proximity to each other, with fields surrounding the collection of houses and farm buildings.

• dispersed rural settlement

• clustered circular rural settlement

• clustered linear rural settlements

• main street settlement

• clustered rural settlement

The world's population of urban settlements exceeded that of rural settlements for the first time in human history in _______.

• 1990

• 2000

• 2008

• 2004

• 1995

World cities are most closely integrated into the global economic system because they are _______.

• contribute money to local, regional and national candidates for elective officers

• integral to the functioning of democracy

• control the flow of labor and technology

• at the center of the flow of information and capital

• at the heart of the supply chain and make sure goods move freely

Services generate more than ______ of GDP in most developed countries, compared to less than ______ in most developing countries.

• three quarters; half

• half; two-thirds

• two-thirds; half

• two-thirds; three-quarters

• three-quarters; two-thirds