Vocabs 31-40

Question 1

Primate city

Answer 1

the largest city in an urban system that has a social, political, or economic hub (ex: Mexico City, Paris)

Question 2

Central Place Theory

Answer 2

Explains the distribution of cities across a region; shows how cities of different sizes are connected
-Involves Range and Threshold
-Made by Walter Christaller

Question 3

Central Place

Answer 3

A location where people go to receive good or services

Question 4

Market Area

Answer 4

The area surrounding each central place

Question 5

Hexagonal Hinterlands

Answer 5

The theorized shape of market areas

Question 6

Threshold

Answer 6

The size of population necessary for any particular service to exist and remain profitable (ex: the minimum number of fans needed to support a team)

Question 7

Range

Answer 7

The distance people travel to obtain specific goods/services (ex: the distance a fan is willing to travel to see a game)

Question 8

Megacities

Answer 8

the world’s largest cities; have over 10 million people; influence regionally or worldwide

Question 9

Metacity

Answer 9

A city with a population over 20 million

Question 10

Megalopolis

Answer 10

A chain of connected cities (Ex: the Bos-Wash Corridor, connecting Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.)