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Chapter 12: Services The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
Services • Service = any activity that fulfills a human want or need • Services are located in settlements © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
Retail and Wholesale Financial Education Professional (law, Health accounting, etc. ) Leisure and Hospitality Transportation & Info © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Government paid jobs with the exception of public education
Banker, Rich East Teacher, Police, Fire Fighter, Bus Driver, Best Buy Employee, Starbucks Employee Rich East Teacher Best Buy Employee Banker Bus Driver Starbucks Employee © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Police Fire Fighter
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 and track financial transactions © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
Where Did Services Originate? • Services in early urban settlements – Services in ancient cities • Earliest urban settlements Athens, Rome © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc.
