GEOG 1HB3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Offshoring, Central Place Theory, Walter Christaller
15 Apr 2016
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Services: any acivity that fulills a human want or need and returns money to those providing it. In developed countries they serve as 2/3 the gdp. Consumer services: provide services to individuals who desire them and can aford them. Four main types of consumer services are: retail, educaion, health, and leisure. Three main types of business services are: inancial, professional, and transportaion. Public services: provide security and protecion for ciizens and businesses. Disincion among services are not absolute, an individual consumer can use business services such as a lawyer, or bank. A central place has a market area, range, and threshold. There are various types of consumer services: wholesale, retail, hospitality, educaion, and health care. There is a regular patern based on size of setlements, the larger the setlement the more services ofered. Central place theory: explains how services are distributed and why a regular patern of setlements exist.
