AP Geo Chapter 12 Vocab Questions with Correct Answers

AP Geo Chapter 12 Vocab Questions with Correct Answers


Question 1:
Basic Industries
Answer:
Industries that sell their products or services primarily to consumers outside the settlement.


Question 2:
Business Services
Answer:
Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial,
and transportation services.


Question 3:
Central Place
Answer:
A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area.


Question 4:
Central Place Theory
Answer:
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.


Question 5:
City-State
Answer:
A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.


Question 6:
Clustered Rural Settlement
Answer:
A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to
each other and fields surround the settlement.