Selected Chapter 12

Review & Notes

Enclosure Movement Read about it on page 384. Take notes on the

purpose, how it changed the rural landscape, pros and

cons.

Louis Wirth Read about him on pg. 384. Take notes on his 3

characteristics of city settlements.

Richard Florida Read about his research on pg. 400. Take notes.

Global Forces, Local Impacts—

Services in the Recession

Read and take notes on page 377. Pay particular

attention to the recession’s impact on a global scale,

regional scale and local scale.

Gravity Model Read about it on page 391. Make sure you understand

how the direct and inverse relationships work. Take

notes.

Urban vs Rural Population #s

Read (and of course take notes) under the heading

“Services in Urban Settlements”. Just the first

paragraph. Notice the numbers.

Contemporary Geographic

Tools—Locating a New Department

Store

Read on page 390. Take notes. Pay particular

attention to the analog method.

Hierarchy of Business

Services Read on pages 394-395 from the beginning of Key

Issue 4 to “Consumer Services in World Cities.” Take

notes about business services. Note and understand

how business services are the biggest and most

important element of what makes a World City.

Settlements Read and take notes on page 374 about settlements.

Notice how much of the earth’s surface is taken up by

settlements and how many people live in settlements—

and why.

Economic Base of

Settlements Read and take notes about basic and nonbasic

industries on page 398. Understand which one (basic

or nonbasic) defines a community’s economic base.