Rural area key terms 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRural and urban challenges and regenerationASAll boards Created by: hamishcCreated on: 05-04-16 21:52 Threshold population the minimum number of people required to maintain a good or service 1 of 8 Catchment area / sphere of influence The area from which people travel to obtain the good or service 2 of 8 High order goods Comparison goods such as electrical goods which people compare between shops, this means it requires a high threshold population 3 of 8 Low order goods Goods that are not usually compared and are purchased often such as milk, people do not travel as far, requires low threshold population 4 of 8 Range Distance people are prepared to travel to obtain a certain good or service 5 of 8 Hamlets Small collection of houses and farms, low order goods, low threshold population, small catchment area 6 of 8 Villages Larger population than hamlet, can support wider range of services such as schools 7 of 8 Small market towns Even larger population, greater variety of high and low order goods, larger catchment area 8 of 8
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