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• Central place theory — is a geographical theory that seeks to explain the size and spacing of human settlements. It rests on the notion that centralization is a natural principle of order and that human settlements follow it. Created by the German geographer Walter… …   Wikipedia

• central-place theory — ▪ economics and geography       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… …   Universalium

• Central heating — unit A central heating system provides warmth to the whole interior of a building (or portion of a building) from one point to multiple rooms. When combined with other systems in order to control the building climate, the whole system may be a… …   Wikipedia

• Central Pacific Railroad — Locale Sacramento, CA Ogden, Utah Dates of operation 1863–April 1, 1885 but continued as an SP leased line Successor Southern Pacific Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 …   Wikipedia

• Central Vermont Railway — Reporting mark CV Locale Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Quebec …   Wikipedia

• Central Railway Zone (India) — Central Railway 8 Central Railway CR s headquarters Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus …   Wikipedia

• central — cen|tral [ sentrəl ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun the central part of a place is the area in the middle of it: They live in central Boston. in some regions of central and eastern Asia a ) only before noun a central place is in the middle… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• central */*/*/ — UK [ˈsentrəl] / US adjective 1) [only before noun] the central part of a place is the area in the middle of it They live in central London. some regions of central and eastern Asia a) [only before noun] a central place is in the middle of… …   English dictionary

• Central Pacific — Le Central Pacific est la compagnie historique chargée de construire le premier chemin de fer transcontinental nord américain. Officiellement créée le 28 juin 1861 en tant que Central Pacific Rail Road company of California, elle est rebaptisée… …   Wikipédia en Français

• system — [[t]sɪ̱stəm[/t]] ♦ systems 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this… …   English dictionary

• central — adjective 1 (only before noun, no comparative) a central organization, system etc makes decisions or controls the operation of a whole country or large organization: central planning | the central committee of the Communist Party | I m not… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English