Question

Who developed the Central Place Theory in 1933?

• A. Johann Heinrich von Thünen
• B. Walter Christaller
• C. Adam Smith
• D. John Maynard Keynes

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Walter Christaller

Central Place Theory

• The Central Place Theory, developed in 1933 by Walter Christaller, is a geographical theory that seeks to explain the size, distribution, and number of cities and towns around the world.
• Christaller's theory emphasizes the importance of geographical location and transportation in the formation and development of urban settlements.
• According to this theory, larger cities function as central places that provide goods and services to surrounding smaller towns and settlements.
• These smaller settlements, in turn, have limited goods and services and act as smaller "central places" for even more peripheral areas.
• This hierarchical arrangement is based on the concept of the range of goods and services available and the threshold population necessary to support them.