1. Business and Service
Central Place Theory

2. Caveman to Businessman
In this society people moved from place to place to find food and water. Eventually they began to stop and settle in area where they learned to farm and work together in a village society.
When the first settlements were established the services that existed were personal services like religion and education as well as police and government.

3. Early Personal Services
Religion was
important so settlements
were formed around
Churches so they would
have a place to bury their
dead.

4. Settlements
People began to develop roles within their community, like clay pot makers, teachers, weapon makers etc.
As people became experts at a craft they created a business. A service.
These services could be traded. a tool repairer could trade their time and skill with a horse trainer or hunter.

6. Public Services
As settlements grew there was a growing need for protection of the community.
Soldiers were stationed around the settlement for defense.
Walls were a common defense strategy and today the U.S Department of Defense helps to protect the U.S

7. Early Retail and Producer Services
A marketplace where people could safely exchange or sell goods.

8. In the Modern Era: Regular Patterns exist.

9. Central Business District
Vocab:
Central Business District: a market center for people from the surrounding area to exchange goods and services.
Centrally located to maximize customer accessibility. Get the most people to your store.

10. Downtown Areas

15. Models of Urban Areas
Urban Areas around the country and around the world look very different.
There are three models that are used to understand the formation of Urban Areas.
These three models are:
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Multiple Nuclei Model

16. Concentric Zone Model

17. Zones
Central Business District- Downtown area where business are located but few people live.
Zone in Transition- poorer housing, immigrant population and high rise buildings.
Zone of Working Class- older homes, working class families

18. 4. Newer Suburban Zone- middle class families, more space. 5
4. Newer Suburban Zone- middle class families, more space. 5. Commuter Zone- people who work in urban areas but drive long distances to get there.

19. Zone 1: CBD

20. Zone 2: Transition

21. Zone 3: Working Class

22. Zone 4: Suburbs

23. Zone 5: Commuter

24. Sector Model

25. Multiple Nuclei Model

26. Models Explained