CH 4: Urban Hierarchies

<p>It denotes the area from which a settlement draws its customers, varying based on size and offerings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides insights into the interrelation of urban settlements and their distribution within a region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It influences the size and spacing by suggesting settlements exist in a hierarchical order with specific roles or functions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Larger centers have a broader sphere due to a more extensive range of services and goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low-order goods are required frequently and have a shorter range, while high-order goods are needed less often and have a longer range.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central Places</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High pollution levels and congestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Basic healthcare and daily essentials</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Promoting balanced regional development</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smaller for low-order goods, larger for high-order goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are characterized by dominant functions or industries like mining or education</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure sustainable urban growth and improve quality of life for residents</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They require a smaller threshold population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trade and transport towns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They attract people from a wider area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Congestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They typically offer essential services to surrounding rural areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To support the provision of specialized products or services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The structured ordering of urban settlements based on criteria like population size and services offered</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized towns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It determines the minimum number of people needed to support a service or function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To manage urban growth, address challenges, and enhance quality of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides a framework for the distribution and size of cities based on a hierarchical order</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They have different frequencies of need.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Influences the distance people travel to access goods and services from a settlement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The distance consumers are willing to travel to purchase goods or services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To comprehend the distribution, function, and interrelation of urban settlements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It determines the type and availability of services based on population size</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Larger urban centers have broader spheres of influence due to a wider range of services and goods offered</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It organizes cities into a hierarchical order, influencing their size and spacing relative to each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The market or region from which a settlement draws its customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-order goods require a larger threshold population than low-order goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-order centers have a broader sphere of influence than low-order centers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Congestion and pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To address challenges like congestion and pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enhancing the livability of urban areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central places have a dominant industry shaping their growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enhance sustainable urban growth and quality of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because they have a larger sphere of influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central places provide specialized services to surrounding rural areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trade and transport towns facilitate movement of goods, unlike specialized towns with dominant industries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determining the distribution of services within a settlement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It broadens due to a wider array of services and goods provided</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Offering goods and services to surrounding areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It results in cities being spaced based on their sphere of influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The threshold population required to sustain the goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a result of providing a wider array of services and goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It broadens the sphere of influence by attracting more customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The role or function assigned to each city</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The threshold population required to support the services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By establishing a structured order based on population size and services offered</p> Signup and view all the answers