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Services and Industries Test Review
Heads Up Services and Industries Test Review
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Directions Have Fun! Working in a group of 3, take turns being the:
Guesser (holds phone to head) Clue giver (lists important words/connections) Significance explainer (uses paper to double-check WHY this term/concept is important) Stay on task Be an engaged team member Ask questions if stuck Have Fun!
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Rural = Agriculture 1. 1. Most typical economic activity in rural areas is agriculture MDCs= commercial LDCs= subsistence
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clustered rural settlements
2. 2. New England USA Hamlets and villages Can be circular or linear
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consumer services 3. 3. 4 Categories of Consumer Services Include:
Retail/wholesale Hospitality/Leisure Private Ed/Research Health/Social Services
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50% 4. 4. The % of CONSUMER services jobs in USA is 52% (apprx 50%)
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(consumer) education services = 10% jobs
5. 5. These education services do NOT include public school teachers (they are another 5%)
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urban areas 6. 6. 54% of all people around the world live in urban areas cities. MDCs = 75% urban/LDCs=40% urban FASTEST growing cities are located in LDCs
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market area/hinterland
7. 7. The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted
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range 8. 8. The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service
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9. market center 9. Market center is the central place for the exchange of goods and services
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primate city 10. 10. A primate city has twice the population of the next size city, and is influential in political, social, and economic events in that country
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11. rank-size rule 11. The nth largest settlement is 1/nth of the population of the largest city The 4th largest city in a country where the largest city has 4M people would have a population of 1M
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hierarchy 12. 12. Rank-size rule lists cities in a hierarchical order
Medieval settlements were based on a social hierarchy
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threshold 13. 13. Minimum number of customers needed to sustain a business
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gravity model 14. 14. Gravity model predicts that the BEST location for a service is DIRECTLY related to the population of an area, and INDIRECTLY related to the time/distance it takes to access the business
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15. periodic markets 15. Often set up on for a one-day marketplace farmers markets, bazaars, food trucks. In both LDCs and MDcs
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central place theory 16. 16. Christaller 1933, Germany
Predicted that large settlements are spaced further apart
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global (world) cities 17. 17. AKA Alpha Cities
Alpha++ is London, Tokyo, NYC Offer highest # and variety of BUSINESS services Have global effect of political, economic, and cultural events Home to a large % of wealthy citizens
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hexagon 18. 18. Perfect CPT shape because no gaps/overlaps, and are equidistant
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state (national) capital
19. 19. Specializes in providing PUBLIC services
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2 reasons call centers are located in India
20. 2 reasons call centers are located in India 20. Low wages English Speaking
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2 advantages of offshore banking/financial services
21. 2 advantages of offshore banking/financial services 21. Secrecy laws Tax Breaks USA loses $70B in tax money!
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back office functions/business-processing outsourcing
22. back office functions/business-processing outsourcing 22. These 2 are often used interchangeably located in LDCs to save money on ROUTINE business (clerical) tasks Low wage Lower skills
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telecommunica-tion systems
23. 23. Reason why it’s easier to locate in LDCs… communication technology!
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basic economic activity/industry
24. basic economic activity/industry 24. Businesses that form a community’s distinctive economic structure Usually EXPORTED to consumers outside the community
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location of US manufacturing
25. location of US manufacturing 25. Much of US manufacturing is clustered around the Great Lakes
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distribution of talent
26. distribution of talent 26. Richard Florida shows that people with special talents (college degrees, engineers, scientists, professionals) choose to live in places with a high amount of cultural diversity Top talent cities Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Seattle
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27. multiplier effect 27. BASIC industries stimulate the growth of NONBASIC industries Fiesta Texas and Sea World are surrounded by hotels, restaurants, and shops
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French long lot system 28. 28. Example of a clustered linear system
Houses built along a river so all had water access
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29. enclosure movement 29. British laws that PROMOTED a more efficient agricultural output REDUCED village life and land ownership DROVE urbanization patterns as people moved to cities to look for work COINCIDED with Industrial Revolution
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ziggurat 30. 30. Ancient temple of Ur
Most important/dominant building in the settlement
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31. Parthenon 31. Most important/dominant building in ancient Athens
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“All roads lead to Rome”
32. “All roads lead to Rome” 32. A saying that is still used… Comes from the fact that Rome had a HIGHLY DEVELOPED infrastructure- both roads and communication sysytems.
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33. Mesopotamia 33. Fertile Crescent Hearth of urban settlement
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34. social heterogeneity 34. The larger the settlement, the greater the variety of people More “freedom” to be different because greater levels of tolerance Easier to find people with similar interests
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35. urbanization 35. Most important global population and settlement trend/pattern Measured in raw #s Measured as a % of global population
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Industrial Revolution
36. Industrial Revolution 36. The Industrial Revolution was a key event that impacted urbanization
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Fall of the Roman Empire
37. Fall of the Roman Empire 37. After the collapse of the Roman Empire in 471 CE, urbanization actually decreased for several centuries
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Medieval urban settlements
38. Medieval urban settlements 38. Hierarchical social structure Built around a common market area Church was often the most prominent building
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city-state 39. 39. Dominates a state
Walled area with surrounding controlled territory Examples include Athens, Sparta, Rome
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great study strategies
40. great study strategies Attend a review Use Quizlet Make a study group Take great notes in class Have fun playing Heads Up!
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