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CH 12.1: “Types and Origin of Services” and CH 12.3a: “Historical Development of World Cities”

CH 12.1: “Types and Origin of Services” and CH 12.3a: “Historical Development of World Cities”. Monday- 3/31. BW: Txtbook Scavenger Hunt- please staple on your left hand side of your notebook. Services. Service = any activity that fulfills a human want or need

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CH 12.1: “Types and Origin of Services” and CH 12.3a: “Historical Development of World Cities”

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  1. CH 12.1: “Types and Origin of Services” and CH 12.3a: “Historical Development of World Cities”

  2. Monday- 3/31 • BW: Txtbook Scavenger Hunt- please staple on your left hand side of your notebook.

  3. Services • Service = any activity that fulfills a human want or need • Services are located in settlements • Location of services is important for profitability • Affluent regions tend to offer more services • Local diversity is evident in the provision of services

  4. Where Did Services Originate? • Three types of services • Consumer services • About 44 percent of all jobs in the United States • Business services • About 24 percent of all jobs in the United States • Public services • About 17 percent of all jobs in the United States • In the United States, all employment growth has occurred in the services sector

  5. Percentage of GDP from Services, 2005 Figure 12-1

  6. Employment Change in the United States by Sector Figure 12-2

  7. Where Did Services Originate? • Services in early rural settlements • Early consumer services met societal needs • Examples = burial of the dead, religious centers, manufacturing centers • Early public services probably followed religious activities • Early business services to distribute and store food

  8. Where Did Services Originate? • Services in early urban settlements • Services in ancient cities • Earliest urban settlements (e.g., Ur), Athens, Rome • Services in medieval cities • Largest settlements were in Asia • European cities developed with feudalism

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