APHG Review 1

Fill in the blank: ________ helps explain where settlements tend to locate and the number of services they tend to have. It uses hexagons to demonstrate settlement patterns and shows that large settlements tend to be fewer and further between than small settlements.

• Central Place Theory

• Von Thünen Model

• Gravity Model

• Sector Model

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the distance that people are willing to travel to consume a specific good or service. It is high for things like professional sports teams, but low for things like a cup of coffee.

• Range

• Threshold

• Market Area

• Central Place

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the number of people located within a certain area required to support a specific service.

• Threshold

• Range

• Density

• Capacity

Fill in the blank: ________ states that if a country follows this, then the 2nd largest settlement will be 1/2 the size of the largest, the 3rd largest settlement will be 1/3 the size of the largest, and so on.

• Rank-Size Rule

• Central Place Theory

• Primate City Rule

• Gravity Model

Fill in the blank: ________ is a city that is more than twice the size of the next largest city in a country and is culturally and politically dominant. Examples include London, Paris, and Tokyo.

• Primate City

• Megacity

• Capital City

• Metropolitan Area

Fill in the blank: ________ argues that connectivity between two places is determined by two factors, one being population size and the other being distance. Larger cities are more likely to interact with one another, as are cities that are close together.

• Gravity Model

• Central Place Theory

• Von Thünen Model

• Sector Model

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the most politically, economically, and socially important cities in the world. They tend to have a higher concentration of political power and more business and financial services than other cities. The most important in the world are considered to be New York City, London, and Tokyo.

• World Cities

• Provincial Capitals

• Rural Towns

• Industrial Parks

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to an industry that produces products mostly for consumption outside the settlement in which it exists. Think PNG and General Electric for Cincinnati.

• Basic Industry

• Cottage Industry

• Service Industry

• Retail Industry

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to an industry that exists only to serve a given population in an area. Think McDonalds, Red Roof Inn, and Sports Cuts on Beechmont.

• Non-Basic Industry

• Primary Industry

• Export-Oriented Industry

• Heavy Industry

Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the city center, usually seeing a higher concentration of skyscrapers. It usually features mostly public services, commercial services (retail, restaurants, and bars), and business services.

• Central Business District

• Suburban Area

• Industrial Zone

• Residential District