Unit 7 - Cities and Urban Land Use Test Review Flashcards
any activity that fulfills a
human want or need and returns money to those who provide it
Service
where are services located
in settlements
communities, market
central place
market center to exchange goods and services by people from the surrounding area
central place theory
The maximum distance
customers are willing to travel customers are willing to travel for a particular purpose
Range
Minimum # of customers needed
to sustain a business to sustain a business
threshold
what is market area also called
hinterland
Convenience store or gas station
Hamlet
Supermarket
Village
Strip Malls, Wal-Mart, Department Store
Town
Professional Sports Teams,
Museum, Super Regional Mall
City
more than 10 million people
Mega City
centers of business, consumer, and public services
World Cities
A community’s unique
collection of basic
industries
Economic Base
industries that are
exported primarily to customers outside
settlement
Basic Industries
enterprises whose
customers live in the same community, consumer services.
Nonbasic Industries
city, town, or district enjoying
some degree of local self-government
Municipality
the central city and the surrounding built up
area
Urbanized area
Urbanized areas of at least 50,000 people
Metropolitan Statistical
Area
Urbanized area of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Usually one of the oldest
parts of the city, Downtown
Central Business District
Large department stores in malls
anchor
urban areas with over 20 million people.
metacities
residential or commercial area situated within an urban area but outside the central city.
Suburb
