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Central-place theory, in geography, an element of location theory (q.v.) concerning the size and distribution of central places (settlements) within a system.Central-place theory attempts to illustrate how settlements locate in relation to one another, the amount of market area a central place can control, and why some central places function as hamlets, villages, towns, or cities.
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To help locate where a place is in the world, people use imaginary lines called latitude and longitude. Find out more with Bitesize KS2 Geography.
Order, also called order of architecture, any of several styles of classical or Neoclassical architecture that are defined by the particular type of column and entablature they use as a basic unit. A column consists of a shaft together with its base and its capital.
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Earthquakes are caused when the Earth's crust pulls and pushes against itself. Find out more with Bitesize KS2 Geography.