Early Urban Settlements

1.Many different kinds of services are available in settlements. Different services are available in different kinds of settlements depending on factors such as wealth, population, culture, advancement and economy, as well as how large the city is. A larger city is more likely to have a greater variety and a larger number of services then a smaller city. This is because the greater city has a larger market and therefore is more profitable to more businesses. With any settlement, there are three kinds of services public, consumer, and business. At the earliest times in history, the services looked a little different early consumer services most likely began with a ritual of honoring the dead. This required a priest or another person to perform …show more content…
The earliest Business Services were most likely based around food. When groups figured that they could store surplus food for droughts or conflict, they began to Warehouse. This enabled certain groups to be able to trade food with others in exchange for goods or services. Trading rules were enacted, and the earliest markets were formed. Ancient urban settlements included more complex Public Services. Rulers, large militaries and other jobs were expanded and included a large number of the population. Other jobs including working on construction projects public service were created. Current jobs in the three areas look a little bit different. The most common consumer service jobs include retail and wholesale, as well as education, health and hospitality. Jobs including law, engineering, counting comprise a large section of there business services. And in public service, government employees make up of majority, are all others. Although the kinds of services available in settlements have changed, we can still trace a lot of our jobs and economy back to the earliest …show more content…
When deciding where to locate a business, one must take into consideration a few factors. Firstly, when deciding where to locate a consumer business the central place theory should be utilized. The central place theory define where the most profitable location is at. The central place is an area that draws people from surrounding areas it could take many different forms, such as a market or a shopping mall. The central place could also be where you would like to locate your business. From the central place there is an area surrounding you which is known as the market area or hinterland. The market area can be represented by a hexagon which shows the market. From there, a range and threshold must be determined. These times are calculated from doing consumer studies. The range being maximum distance someone would limit themselves to travel to receive a good or service. For example in the case of math tutoring you might want to take a survey on families with children and High School and determine how far they're willing to drive so that their children could receive math help. You'd also want to determine a threshold, which is the minimum number of people required to keep your business running. Depending on the type of business and the cost of product as well as the cost of Labor and other factors, you can determine a threshold. From these factors you can locate an area which will attract the most consumers, as well as being profitable for your business. The gravity model is