Advanced Placement - Human Geography Vocabulary Unit

Name: __________________________________ Date: _______________________ Period: _____

Part I: Learning Vocabulary

Instructions: Learn the following vocabulary terms in chapter 12.

Term Basic Industries Business Services Central Business District (CBD) Central Place Central Place Theory

Definition Industries that sell their products or services primary to consumers outside the settlement. Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses. The area of the city where retail and office activities are clustered. A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area. A theory that explains the distribution of services, based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther. A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other and fields surround the settlement. Businesses that provided services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and personal services. A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages. Services offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service. A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement. Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it. A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants. The minimum number of people needed to support the service.

City-State Clustered Rural Settlement Consumer Services Dispersed Rural Settlement Public Services Range (of a service) Rank-Size Rule Service Settlement Threshold

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Advanced Placement - Human Geography Vocabulary Unit

Name: __________________________________ Date: _______________________ Period: _____

Part II: Fill in the Blank

Instructions: Fill in the word that corresponds with the definition.

Term 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Definition A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area. A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement. A permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants. A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other and fields surround the settlement. A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages. A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. A theory that explains the distribution of services, based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther. Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it. Businesses that provided services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and personal services. Industries that sell their products or services primary to consumers outside the settlement. Services offered by the government to provide security and protection for citizens and businesses Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses. The area of the city where retail and office activities are clustered. The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service. The minimum number of people needed to support the service.

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