AP Human Geography › Christaller's Central Place Theory
Which of the following theories is based on the premise that in any given region there can only be one large city and a series of smaller municipalities—cities, towns, and hamlets—that surround the city and depend on the larger city for goods and services?
Walter Christaller developed his "Central Place Theory" in the 1930s. This theory is based on his idea that settlements only existed to function as "central places" to provide services for the surrounding area. This theory is part of the study of urbanization, taking into account the importance of supply and demand. Taking into account Christaller's theory, answer the following question.
Which of these has the highest-threshold, highest-range central place function?
Which of the following places has the highest-threshold and highest-range central place function?
Which of these geographers developed the central place theory?
In “central place theory” what name is given to the outlying communities that rely on the central city for support?
Which of these is not an assumption of Central Place Theory?