Services and Settlements Flashcards
BASIC BUSINESS
A BUSINESS THAT SELLS ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PRIMARILY TO CONSUMERS OUTSIDE THE SETTLEMENT
BUSINESS SERVICE
A SERVICE THAT PRIMARILY MEETS THE NEEDS OF OTHER BUSINESSES, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
CENTRAL PLACE
A MARKET CENTER FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SERVICES BY PEOPLE ATTRACTED FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA
CENTRAL PLACE THEORY
A THEORY THAT EXPLAINS THE DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES BASED ON THE FACT THAT SETTLEMENTS SERVE AS CENTERS OF MARKET AREAS FOR SERVICES; LARGER SETTLEMENTS ARE FEWER AND FARTHER APART THAN SMALLER SETTLEMENTS AND PROVIDE SERVICES FOR A LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TRAVEL FARTHER
CLUSTERED RURAL SETTLEMENT
A RURAL SETTLEMENT IN WHICH THE HOUSES AND FARM BUILDINGS OF EACH FAMILY ARE SITUATED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER , WITH FIELDS SURROUNDING THE SETTLEMENT
CONSUMER SERVICE
A SERVICE THAT PRIMARILY MEETS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS, INCLUDING RETAIL, EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND LEISURE SERVICES
DISPERSED RURAL SETTLEMENT
A RURAL SETTLEMENT PATTERN CHARACTERIZED BY ISOLATED FARMS RATHER THAN CLUSTERED VILLAGES
ECONOMIC BASE
A COMMUNITY’S COLLECTION OF BASIC BUSINESSES
ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT
THE PROCESS OF CONSOLIDATING SMALL LANDHOLDINGS INTO A SMALLER NUMBER OF LARGER FARMS IN ENGLAND DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
FOOD DESERT
AN AREA THAT HAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF LOW=INCOME RESIDENTS AND HAS POOR ACCESS TO A GROCERY STORE, DEFINED IN MOST CASES AS FURTHER THAN 1 MILE
GRAVITY MODEL
A MODEL WHICH HOLDS THAT THE POTENTIAL USE OF A SERVICE AT A PARTICULAR LOCATION IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A LOCATION AND INVERSELY RELATED TO THE DISTANCE PEOPLE MUST TRAVEL TO REACH THE SERVICE
HINTERLAND/MARKET AREA
THE AREA SURROUNDING A CENTRAL MARKET FROM WHICH PEOPLE ARE ATTRACTED TO USE THE PLACE’S GOODS AND SERVICES
NONBASIC BUSINESS
A BUSINESS THAT SELLS ITS PRODUCTS PRIMARILY TO CONSUMERS IN THE SAME SETTLEMENT
PRIMATE CITY
A CITY THAT IS THE LARGEST SETTLEMENT IN A COUNTRY AND HAS MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE SECOND-RANKING SETTLEMENT
PRIMATE CITY RULE
A PATTERN OF SETTLEMENTS IN A COUNTRY SUCH THAT THE LARGEST SETTLEMENT HAS MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE AS THE SECOND-RANKING SETTLEMENT
