rank size rule and primate cities
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Rank Size Rule And Primate Cities. AP HUG. Objective. To understand what the Rank Size Rule is and the pattern that it tries to outline. Directions. Independently: read Ch 13 H 294-295 in your books and complete a Concepts and Notes Sheet - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Rank Size Rule And Primate Cities
AP HUG
Objective
• To understand what the Rank Size Rule is and the pattern that it tries to outline
Directions
• Independently: read Ch 13 H 294-295 in your books and complete a Concepts and Notes Sheet
• Independently: Review the Notes Section of these PPT slides to review what you have read in the book.
• Independently or in Partners: Complete the practice slides found in this packet.
NOTES SLIDES
Rank Size Rule
• This is an attempt to find a numerical relationship between population size of settlements within an area such as a country or county
• Settlements are ranked in descending order of population size, with the largest city first
Assumptions
• The 2nd ranked city will have 1/2 the population of the 1st
• The 3rd ranked city will have 1/3 population of the 1st
• The 4th ranked city will have a ¼ population of the 1st ranked city
Example
• The largest city has a population of 1,000,000• The 2nd largest city: 1,000,000/2= 500,000• The 3rd city: 1,000,000/3= 333,333• The 4th city: 1,000,000/4= 250,000• And so on….
Formula
• This allows us to express the rank size rule as:• Pn= Pl /n (or R)
• Pn= The population of the City• Pl= The population of the largest city• N (or R)= The rank size of the city
Primate City
• This is found where the largest city (often the capital) completely dominates a country or region
• The population size will be many times greater than that of the 2nd or 3rd city
Example of Primate City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Populations in thousands:• Buenos Aires: 10,990• Cordoba: 1198• Rosario: 1096• Mendoza: 775• La Plata: 640• San Miguel de Tucuman: 622
Binary Distribution
• Occurs where there are 2 very large cities of almost equal size within the same country. One may be the capital and the other a major port or industrial centre
• Examples: Spain- Barcelona and Madrid
Exceptions to the rule
• Rank size rule is more likely to operate in a country that is developed or urbanized for a long time and is: – Large in size– Stable economic and political organisation
• Primate distribution is likely to occur in countries that are small, less developed and only recently urbanised
Work on your own or in partners to practice what you have learned
Practice Slides
practice
• If a country conforms to Rank Size Rule, fill in the population chart below:
1.City A 250,0002.City B ? __________________3.City C ? __________________4.City D ? __________________5.City E ? __________________
Primate City or Rank Size Rule?Austria (Circle One)
1. Vienna 1,691,468 2. Linz-Wels-Steyr 286,000 3. Graz 222,326 4. Linz 181,162 5. Salzburg 150,269
Primate City or Rank Size Rule?Egypt (Circle One)
1. Cairo 7,734,614 2. Alexandria 3,811,516 3. Al Jīzah 2,443,203
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
France1 Paris 11,293,2002 Lyon 1,665,7003 Marseille 1,532,4004 Toulouse 975,0005 Nice 943,000
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
England1 London 7,172,091 2 Birmingham 970,892 3 Leeds 715,404 4 Glasgow 577,869 5 Sheffield 513,234
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
Spain1 Madrid 5,078,100 2 Barcelona 3,871,400 3 Valencia 1,406,600 4 Sevilla 1,135,600 5 Zaragoza 607,000
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
Japan1 Tokyo 8,027,500 2 Yokohama 3,552,300 3 Osaka 2,647,000 4 Nagoya 2,258,000 5 Sapporo 1,779,700
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
South KoreaSeoul 10,349,312Pusan 3,678,555Inch’ŏn 2,628,000Taegu 2,566,540Taejŏn 1,475,221
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
LibyaTripoli 1,150,989 Banghāzī 650,629 Mişrātah 386,120 Tarhūnah 210,697 Al Khums 201,943
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
ThailandBangkok 5,104,476 Samut Prakan 388,920 Mueang Nonthaburi 291,555 Udon Thani
247,231 Chon Buri
219,164
Rank Size Rule or Primate City? (Circle One)
MexicoMexico City 12,294,193 Iztapalapa 1,820,888 Ecatepec 1,806,226Guadalajara 1,640,589