Service: any activity that fulfills a human want or need
andreturns money to those whoprovide it.
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Examples:
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MDC or LDC?? Most people in MDCs work in the tertiary/ service
sector Small number of people work in factories/farms, primary and
secondary sector.
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Where Are Services? Settlement: permanent collection of
buildings where people reside, work, and obtain services. Services
are located in settlements Range in size: tiny rural villages to
large cities Settlements occupy under 1% of earths surface, but are
home to nearly allhumanswhy? Large cities offer a larger scale of
services than small towns
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Why Are Services in Settlements? Proximity to the market!!!
Optimal location for a service is near its customers. Three
critical factors in selecting a suitable site for service jobs:
Location, location, location
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Thought If services need to be near people, why does the USA
have more services than say China and India?
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Answer: Cluster in MDCs because more people ARE ABLE TO BUY
SERVICES here.
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Globalization Types of services is increasingly uniform from
one urban settlement to another Every urban settlement in USA above
a certain size has a branch of a large retail chainMcDonalds,
Macys, Apple. Created connections among settlements Local Diversity
Some services cluster in a specific settlement i.e. an advertising
agency, film studio, type of restaurant. Every settlement offers
distinct services that attract tourists and visitors.
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Services: Where Did Services Originate Chapter 12.1
