Patterns of Human Settlement

Question 1

Concentric Circle Theory - developed in 1925 and states that cities grow in a series of outward rings and land use is based on distance from downtown - What are the five rings

Answer 1

Circle Theory - Central Business District - Industrial - Transition (Mixed use and low income housing) - middle class housing - higher income housing

Question 2

this theory was developed by Homer Hoyt in 1939 - it argued that land uses vary based on transportation routes - the city as a result will create a series of sectors radiating out from the center of the city

Answer 2

Sector Theory

Question 3

This theory was developed by Harris and Illman in 1945 and argued that cities develop in a series of specific land use nuclei - a land use nucleus is formed because of accessibility to natural resources, clustering of similar uses, land prices, and the repelling power of land uses

Answer 3

Multiple Nuclei Theory

Question 4

This theory was developed by Walter Christaller in 1933 and states that there is a minimum market threshold to bring a firm to a city and there is a maximum range of people who are willing to travel to receive goods and services. This theory also provides a way of understanding the hierarchy of retail establishments in cities (nail salons every block, grocery store every ten blocks, a large shopping center servicing a much larger area)

Answer 4

Central Place Theory