Unit 6 Review Part 2

The four main types of consumer services are:

• Retail, Education, Health, and Leisure

• Banking, Insurance, Real Estate, and Legal

• Transportation, Communication, Utilities, and Construction

• Manufacturing, Agriculture, Mining, and Fishing

The concept of central place theory is:

• a theory that explains the size and distribution of cities in terms of a competitive supply of goods and services to dispersed populations

• a theory that focuses on the economic relationships between cities and their hinterlands

• a theory that describes the spatial organization of cities based on transportation networks

• a theory that examines the cultural significance of urban centers

Fill in the blank: The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the ______

• hinterland

• periphery

• suburb

• outskirts

What is the range of a service?

• The maximum distance a service can cover

• The minimum distance a service can cover

• The average distance a service can cover

• The exact distance a service can cover

The threshold of a service is the minimum number of people needed to support the service.

• True

• False

According to central place theory, market areas across a developed country would be a series of _______ of various sizes.

• central places

• random points

• isolated areas

• scattered zones

Larger settlements provide consumer services that have larger thresholds, ranges, and market areas.

• True

• False

The purpose of market area analysis in geography is to:

• determine the best location for a new business

• analyze weather patterns

• study historical events

• explore cultural differences

According to the gravity model, what is the relationship between the location of a service and the number of people in an area?

• The closer the service, the more people it attracts.

• The further the service, the more people it attracts.

• The location of a service does not affect the number of people.

• The number of people in an area is irrelevant to the service location.

A periodic market is a type of market that operates at regular intervals in a specific location. What is a periodic market?

• A market that operates daily

• A market that operates at regular intervals

• A market that operates once a year

• A market that operates only online