Central Place Theory

Central Place Theory

3. Equal Soil Fertility

5. From any point in the land any goods and services could be equally transmitted in any direction in any time

Florida for instance does not have equal soil fertility because it has the everglades on one side and the ocean on the other.

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2. No Physical Barriers

• Examples of physical barriers are rivers and mountains.

By: Denise Dorra

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Ap Human Geography

• This means that the shape of the city has to be some what circular because that is the only way that you can transmit goods and services equally in any direction.

4. Population and purchasing powers are equality distributed

Five Assumptions

Walter Christaller

1. The Land is Flat

In order for the land to be an ideal region the surface of the land must be flat!!!

What is the Central Place Theory?

Walter Christaller wrote the classic urban geography study to explain where cities, town villages and hamlets are likely to be located.

• The central place theory is a model that explains why cities were distributed the way that they were.