GGR206H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Central Place Theory, Centrality
5 Aug 2015
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4 x 4 marks short what/why explain what is meant by this thing and why it is important for this. Wednesday, august 5, 2015 5:46 pm sample q: explain what is the new international division of labour. how is this division of labour "new" 2 x 6 marks long bigger points from lectures. 1 x 10 marks drawing draw something and interpret central place theory pg. 126. Primacy: when a city at the top of the hierarchy has a disproportionately larger population than the second or third. Centrality: when a city has a functional dominance in social, political, or economic aspects within an urban system largest cities. City-size distributions: size usually equals market share and rank usually equals relative power in an urban system. two types of city size distributions: Continuous: size of city and its rank have a linear relationship (capitalist nations) Discontinuous: city size not proportionate to rank (socialist & colonial nations)
