Chapter 12- Services

Question 0

Settlement

Answer 0

Permanent collection of buildings where people reside, work, and obtain services.

Question 1

Service

Answer 1

Any activity that fufills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it.

Question 2

Consumer Services

Answer 2

Goal - Provide services to individual customers who desire them, in exchange for payment.

Question 3

Business Services

Answer 3

Facilitate other businesses

Question 4

Public Services

Answer 4

Provide security and protection to citizens and businesses.

Question 5

Central Place

Answer 5

The market center for the exchange of goods and services by people attracted to the surrounding area.

Question 6

Central Place Theory

Answer 6

Explains how services are distributed.

Question 7

Range (of a service)

Answer 7

Maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.

Question 8

Threshold

Answer 8

Minimum number of people needed in a market area to support the service.

Question 9

CBD

Answer 9

Central Business District

Center of town, Downtown