Settlement hierarchies and sphere of influence
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- Q1A shop/service needs a minimum number of people to provide enough customHigh order goodsThreshold populationRangeSphere of influence30s
- Q2The distance people will travel for a particular shop / serviceThreshold populationRangeSphere of influenceLow order goods30s
- Q3What does a shop/service need in order to potentially make enough money?It must have a high enough range population within it's sphere of influenceIt must have a high enough threshold population within it's rangeIt must have a high enough sphere of influence within it's thresholdIt must have lots of high order goods to sell30s
- Q4What is a low order good / convenience good?An everyday items that has a low threshold population and small range because people shop frequently for them e.g. milk, breadAn everyday item that has a high threshold population and a large range e.g. milk and breadA good people buy infrequently that has a low threshold population and small range e.g. diamond rings, cars and furnitureA good that people buy infrequently. It has a high threshold population and large range because of this e.g. diamond rings, cars, furniture30s
- Q5What is a high order / comparison good?An everyday items that has a low threshold population and small range because people shop frequently for them e.g. milk, breadAn everyday items that has a high threshold population and large range because people shop frequently for them e.g. milk, breadAn item that people buy infrequently. They have a low threshold population because people shop less often for them, but these shops also have a small range. E.g. a car, TV etc. Only found in larger settlements.An item that people buy infrequently. They have a high threshold population because people shop less often for them, but these shops also have a long range. E.g. a car, TV etc. Only found in larger settlements.30s
- Q6Put these settlements in order of population size.Users link answersLinking30s
- Q7Put these settlement types in order of the number of high order goods / services they will provideUsers link answersLinking30s
- Q8Put these services in order of their likely rangeUsers link answersLinking30s
- Q9Which is the odd one out?Camera shopChemistHair dressersFlower shop30s
- Q10Which is the odd one out?IkeaUniversityTheatreHairdressers30s
- Q11This word means the distance people are willing to travel to use a good or service.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q12This key term, refers to the number of people that a service or business needs, within the distance they are willing to travel, to have enough customers.Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q13This term means the same as a high order goodComparison good30s
- Q14Places higher up the settlement hierarchy have a greater number of both high and low order goods and services. True or false?truefalseTrue or False30s
- Q15High order goods / services have a smaller sphere of influence. True or false?falsetrueTrue or False30s