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:
