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Where did services originate?

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12.1Where Did Services Originate? Hongying Jiang, Shivani Kolluru, Jennifer Zhang, Jenny Zhi 6th Hour Intro Service: any kind of activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it Settlement: permanent collection of buildings where people reside, work, and obtain services Settlements range in size Intro Only proximity to market critical for services Optimal location is near its customers Larger cities provide more services because more customers reside there Key Issue 1 Services provided everywhere Majority of people in MDCs provide services ? workers in North America provice services Typically less than ? in LDCs Part of GDP that services provide: More than 2/3 in MDC Less than ? in LDC Key Issue 1 Figure 12-1 Types of Services 3 types of services:

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Isaiah Bennett p.1 4/29/13 Ch. 12 K.I 3 I Central Place Theory Central Place theory Helps to explain how the most profitable location can be idfentified Central Place Is a market center for the exchange of goods and services by people attracted from the surrounding area Central places compete against each other to serve as markets for goods and services for the surrounding region b. Market Area of a Service Market area or Hinterland The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted A market area is good example of a nodal region The closer to the periphery of the circle, the greater is the percentage of the circle, the greater is the percentage of consumers who will choose to obtain services from other nodes c. Size of Market Area

Human Geo Chp. 12

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Isaiah Bennett p.1 5/7/13 Ch.13 K.I 4 I Urban Expansion Until recently in the United States, as cities grew, they expanded by adding peripheral land Annexation Annexation The process of legally adding land area to city Normally, land can be annexed to a city only if a majority of residents in the affected area vote in favor doing so Defining Urban Settlement Instead of annexing peripheral areas, cities now are surrounded by suburb City: a legal entity Urbanized area: a continuously built-up area Metropolitan area: a functional area The City City Defines an urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit Central City In thus, a city surrounded by suburbs

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acropolis the citadel in ancient Greek towns Agglomeration A process involving the clustering or concentrating of people or activities. The term often refers to manufacturing plants and businesses that benefit from close proximity because they share skilled-labor pools and technological and financial amenities. agora the marketplace in ancient Greece Basic sector activities and services that generate income for a city (e.g., manufacturing, retail, ...). Blockbusting Illegal practice of inducing homeowners to sell their properties by telling them that a certain people of a certain race, national origin or religion are moving into the area Central business district (CBD) The downtown or nucleus of a city where retail stores, offices, and cultural activities are

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Chapter 12, Services, Key Issue I ? CREATEDATE ?8/4/08 10:04 AM? I. Where did Services Originate? A. Types of Services 1. Consumer Services a. Retail Services b. Personal Services 2. Business Services a. Producer Services b. Transportation and Similar Services 3. Public Services 4. Changes in the Number of Employees B. Origin of Services 1. Early Personal Services 2. Early Public Services 3. Early Retail and Producer Services C. Services in Rural Settlements 1. Clustered Rural Settlements a. Circular Rural Settlements b. Linear Rural Settlements c. Colonial American Clustered Settlements 2. Dispersed Rural Settlements a. Dispersed Rural Settlements in the United States b. Enclosure Movement ? II. Why Are Consumer Services Distributed in a Regular Pattern?

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Chapter 19 I. Urbanization A. Industrial Sources of City Growth 1. Until the Civil War, cities were centers of commerce, and factories were largely rural. 2. With the invention of the steam engine and the use of coal as a fuel, factories relocated to the places most convenient to suppliers and markets. a. The growth of factories contributed to urban growth; large factories employing many workers created small cities within their vicinities. 4. Many firms set up their plants near a large city so that they could draw on the city?s labor supply and transportation systems. 5. Sometimes a metropolis spread and absorbed nearby factory towns; elsewhere, the lines between industrial towns blurred and an extended urban-industrial area
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