Zombie Flashcards
What is not primarily a consumer service
Professional service
Why is the absent of rank size distribution significant in a country like Romania
consumers do not all have access to G and S
Defining cities based on business services found in each gives the ordered hierarchy of:
world cities, command and control centers, and specialized product service centers
World cities are defined by
The number and type of business there
Two major benefits many LDCs offer in the financial service sector are:
tax breaks and privacy
Attracting a new base industry is most important to a community primarily because it stimulates
New non-basic industries
The most likely religious reason for the origin of settlements is to
bury the dead
A legal form of segregation in the US is achieved through
Zoning
The largest number of trips made are for
Work
The CBD is mainly known for
Commuting
The major exception to the decline n public transit is
Rapid transit
A recent change in the density gradient has been
A reduction in the differences in densities found within an urban area
Public transit is more extensive in WE cities than in the US because
European governments subsidize public transit
Some employees of suburban businesses may suffer hardships because they do not
own automobiles
Compared to the private automobile, public transportation offers more
energy efficiency