1. 1. In this study the terms ‘central place theory’ and ‘classical central place theory’ refer to the contribution of W. Christaller.Central Places in Southern Germany, translated by C. W. Baskin, (Englewood Cliffs, nj: Prentice-Hall. 1966). and not to recent work known as ‘modern central place theory.’ Christaller offered a partial theory of the space economy dealing with the distribution of trades and institutions at the intercity scale. Modern central place theory attempts to generalize and thus broaden the application of Christaller's work (to the intracity scale, for example) and is presented in B. J. L. Berry.Geography of Market Centers and Retail Distribution(Englewood Cliffs, nj: Prentice Hall, 1967). pp. 1 -88 ,
2. Two Centrality Models
3. TOWARD VERIFICATION OF A ‘CLASSICAL’ CENTRALITY MODEL