AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 12, SECTION 3
DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMER SERVICES
Directions: Choose the best answer.
1.
According to the range concept of Central Place Theory, people should be willing
to travel far distances for a(n) ________ and only willing to travel short distances
for ________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
A central place is a
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
hinterland.
market center.
range of a good.
rank-size distribution.
circular settlement.
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
championship sporting event; a cup of coffee
flight out of an airport; groceries
wedding; a fast food restaurant
all of the above
none of the above
hinterland.
range.
threshold.
median.
meridian.
The geometric pattern which geographers use to represent market areas is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a circle.
a hexagon.
a square.
a pentagon.
an octagon.
5.
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6.
The minimum number of people needed to support a service is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
hinterland.
range.
threshold.
median.
meridian
The hierarchical organization of settlements by size is known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
hinterland.
range.
threshold.
median.
meridian.
In a linear community, the best location for a service is the
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
hinterland.
range.
threshold.
median.
meridian.
primate city.
economic base.
gravity model.
rank-size rule.
nesting of settlements.
If a country follows the rank-size rule, if the largest city has 1,000,000
inhabitants, how many people live in the fifth largest city?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
50,000
100,000
200,000
500,000
5,000,000
10.
If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city
has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
11.
In a country with a primate city
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.
central place
economic base
primate city
rank-size
equidistant
the largest city is more than twice as large than the second largest city.
the country's n-th largest city is 1/n-th the population of the largest city.
goods and services may not be evenly distributed throughout the country.
A and C.
B and C.
Why is the absence of a rank-size distribution significant in a country like
Romania?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Consumers do not all have access to goods and services.
The capital city Bucharest is a primate city.
Consumers do not have to travel far for goods and services.
Consumers are less likely to take buses to obtain goods and services.
Central planning improved settlement distribution.