Chapter 12 Key Issue 2 Mini Review

What is the purpose of Central Place Theory?

• tells us how the least profitable location can be identified

• tells us how the most profitable location can be identified

• tells us how a location can't be identified

• tells us why a location can't be identified

Define central place.

• market center that provides nothing

• market center that doesn't provide goods

• market center that provides goods/services by bringing people from an area

• market center why it provides anything

Define Market area/hinterland

• neighboring a service in an area to which customers get attracted to

• Neighbors that doesn't provide goods

• neighboring a person

• neighbors and parents

Extent of market area

• Range

• Threshold

• None of the above

Define range.

• people's wills of traveling using a service at maximum distance

• people's wills of traveling using a service at minimum distance

Define threshold

• maximum number of people to support services

• supporting services at minimum number of people

Define rank-size rule

• country's nth largest settlement is n/1 of largest settlement

• nth largest settlement by 1/n of number one settlement

Define primate city rule.

• largest settlement that has more than twice than the people as the 2nd largest settlement

• largest settlement that has less than twice than the people as the 2nd largest settlement

Why is Walmart located in Minot?

• Threshold has less than max population within settlement range

• Threshold has more than max population within settlement range.

Four different levels of market area

• Hamlet

• Village

• Town

• City

• None of the above