Which of the following statements BEST summarizes central place theory?

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• Central place theory explains the need for periodic markets.
• Central place theory explains why rural areas suffer from food deserts.
• Central place theory explains the relative importance of primate city rule countries compared to rank-size rule countries.
• Central place theory explains service distribution across space and among different sizes of settlements and market areas.
• Central place theory explains why specific kinds of services cannot achieve their required threshold within their identified range.

Central place theory explains service distribution across space and among different sizes of settlements and market areas.