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WorksheetsAP Human Geo - Unit 12 Study Guide
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
what is when money exchanged for an activity that fulfills a want or need
(a)
what is permanent collection of inhabited buildings
(a)
Service accounts for 2/3 of GDP in
MDC
LDC
Service accounts for 1/2 of GDP in
MDC
LDC
Services cluster in settlements for
proximity to input
services offered to individuals
consumer
business
public
services that exist to help other services operate
consumer
business
public
security and protection for people and business: government jobs
consumer
business
public
50% of US jobs
consumer
business
public
25% of US jobs
consumer
business
public
8% of US jobs
consumer
business
public
Fastest growing consumer services
healthcare
professional
education
retail
entertainment
Fastest growing business services
healthcare
professional
financial
transportation
police
biggest growth has been in
healthcare
professional
education
transportation
retail
consumer services
healthcare
retail
education
leisure/entertainment
financial
business services
professional
transportation
financial
education
retail
professional service
law
clerical
insurance
custodian
cashier
federal public service
Homeland Security
FBI
Highway patrol
Police
state public service
Homeland Security
FBI
Highway patrol
Police
what is the theory that settlement patterns are connected to the location of the most profitable site for consumer services
(a)
what is a market center drawing people from surrounding areas that creates regular, predictable settlement patterns due to competition
(a)
what is the area surrounding the service from which the customers are attracted
(a)
Studies show the US to have about 171 (a)
Market areas are generally represented as __ because there are no gaps, and there's equal distance
hexagons
pentagons
circles
squares
triangles
Market areas act as __ regions
nodal
vernacular
formal
what is the maximum distance customers will travel for service
(a)
what is the minimum number of people needed to support the service
(a)
Range is impacted mainly by
type of service
time
mileage
competition
income
Threshold is impacted mainly by
competition
type of service
age
relationship status
income
Companies usually do demographic studies in the
range
threshold
Order of settlement size from smallest to largest
1. villages, 2. hamlets, 3. cities, 4. small towns
(a)
what is a pattern of settlements in a country in which the (nth) largest settlement is (1/nth) the size of largest settlement
(a)
what is a pattern where the leading city in a country has significantly more than twice the population of the 2nd largest settlement
(a)
rank size rule
mdc
ldc
primate city rule
mdc
ldc
mexico city example
rank size rule
primate city rule
According to rank-size rule, the 4th largest city is __ the size of the largest
1/4
1/3
1/2
1/5
1/6
what is the study of thresholds and ranges (demographics) to determine where to open a service and where to close them down
(a)
What states that further away = less pull
(a)
Gravity model predicts that the best location of a service is
directly related to the number of people in the area
directly related to the income status
inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it
inversely related to the settlement size
inversely related to the type of service
what is a part-time availability of service due to low purchasing power or limited demand
(a)
periodic markets
LDC in general
urban areas of LDC
rural areas of MDC
MDC in general
urban areas of MDC
Periodic markets in Muslim nations
6 cities
Friday off
Saturday off
4 cities
Saturday off
Periodic markets in China
3 cities
10th day off
8th day off
5 cities
7th day off
Chinese periodic markets go based on 10 day __ cycle
lunar
buddhist
islamic
solar
lunisolar
What are cities at the center of global information and world capital with concentrated number of businesses
(a)
Global cities have high numbers of __
professional services
healthcare services
transportation services
public services
entertainment services
Global City Factor
number of corporate headquarters
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
national capitals, locations of international and/or supranational organizations
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
UN or NATO
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
institutions such as media outlets, sport teams, and/or entertainment venues
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
large airports, highways, ports, healthcare
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
well-developed networks
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
internet or wireless system
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
Global City Factor
airports, train hubs, highways, shipping ports
1. political, 2. infrastructural, 3. economic, 4. transportation, 5. communications, 6. cultural
(a)
__ range and __ area needed to meet thresholds of consumer and public services in global cities
large, smaller
small, larger
small, smaller
large, larger
what is traditionally located near the main office but in a cheaper location
(a)
People in the (a) usually have jobs such as billing, shipping, and telephone inquiries
Jobs started moving out of town first and then to __ due to good long distance telecommunication services, lower wages, motivated workers, and many have the ability to speak English
LDC
MDC
Europe
North America
Australia
what is a business where products are exported to customers outside the settlement
(a)
what is a business where products/services are made to sold to to customers within the community
(a)
what is a community's collection of basic and nonbasic industries
(a)
basic business attracts
nonbasic business
basic business
non-basic and basic businesses
neither
non-basic business attracts
nonbasic business
basic business
non-basic and basic businesses
neither
What is when similar basic businesses tend to cluster
(a)
More commonly, talent clusters based on
job availability
high salary
"coolness"
low taxes
transportation
What are settlements where small numbers of people cluster round agricultural buildings, churches, and a few services and have fields nearby
(a)
What are settlements where there are isolated farms with large tracts of land
(a)
circular clustered
kraal villages of the kenyan maasai tribe
german villages
quebec
new england
linear clustered
kraal villages of the kenyan maasai tribe
german villages
quebec
new england
Europe's (a) transformed communities from clustered to dispersed as many farmers moved to urban areas for industrial jobs
rural settlements
1/2 the population
1/3 the population
1/4 the population
1/5 the population
1/6 the population
early urban settlements were most likely established at least partially due to
consumer services
public services
business services
professional services
education services
Mesopotamia (Ur), Egypt, China, Indus Valley (India)
prehistoric urban settlements
ancient urban settlements
medieval urban settlements
modern urban settlements
Greece and Rome
prehistoric urban settlements
ancient urban settlements
medieval urban settlements
modern urban settlements
earliest services were probably provided by priests who claimed special religious knowledge in dealing with the dead and burials
early consumer services
early business services
early public services
tool makers, clothing, containers (potters), exchanged services
early consumer services
early business services
early public services
defense forces to protect the residents
early consumer services
early business services
early public services
create city-states and traded
greeks
romans
egyptians
mesopotamians
indians
military, road system, commerce
greeks
romans
egyptians
mesopotamians
indians
Agricultural trade results in the regrowth of cities after the fall of the __ empire
greek
roman
egyptian
mesopotamian
indian
Greeks traded along the __ seas
Mediterranean
Aegean
Tyrrhenian
Solomon
Azov
what is when medieval lords exchanged land for service
(a)
lords and church are providing most __
consumer service
business service
public service
what is the growing number of people or percentage of people living in urban settlements
(a)
people can do many different types of work
rural low density
rural high density
rural big size
urban low density
urban low size
over 50% of the world is
urban
rural
77%
MDC for urban
MDC for rural
LDC for rural
LDC for urban
48%
MDC for urban
MDC for rural
LDC for rural
LDC for urban
Least urbanized regions
south asia
sub-saharan africa
north asia
central asia
north africa
__ have fewer differences between rural and urban lifestyles
mdc
ldc
7 of the 10 largest urban settlements are in
mdc
ldc
