Practice

• Tell me the next number in the following sequences.5, 10, 15, 20, ?64, 32, 16, 8, ?10, 80, 780, 7780, ?

• Tell me the next number in the following sequences.5, 10, 15, 20, 2564, 32, 16, 8, 410, 80, 780, 7780, 77,780

Rank Size Rule

• Notes the relationship between the ranks of cities and their populations.

• Top Cities in Canada1. Toronto 5,741,4002. Montreal 3,859,3003. Vancouver 2,391,3004. Calgary 1,242,6005. Ottawa 1,239,100

Rank Size RuleExample:

1. Largest City 1,000,0002. 2nd largest City 500,0003. 3rd Largest City 333,3334. 4th Largest City 250,0005. 5th Largest City ?

Rank Size RuleExample:

1. Largest City 1,000,000 (1/1)2. 2nd largest City 500,000 (1/2)3. 3rd Largest City 333,333 (1/3)4. 4th Largest City 250,000 (1/4)5. 5th Largest City 200,000 (1/5)

Primate Cities

A country's leading city is always disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national capacity and feeling. The primate city is commonly at least twice as large as the next largest city and more than twice as significant.

- Mark Jefferson, 1939

What advantages do primate cities have?

• Hugely influential – Culturally– Politically– Economically

• Huge number of economic activities• Agglomeration of industries• Pull factors for migrants

Primate City or Rank Size Rule?Austria

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?Austria

1. Vienna 1,691,4681,691,468

2. Linz-Wels-Steyr 286,000 845,7433. Graz 222,326 563,8234. Linz 181,162 422,8675. Salzburg 150,269 338,294

Primate City or Rank Size Rule?Egypt

1. Cairo 7,734,614 2. Alexandria 3,811,516 3. Al Jīzah 2,443,203

Primate City or Rank Size Rule?Egypt

1. Cairo 7,734,614 7,734,6142. Alexandria 3,811,516 3,867,3073. Al Jīzah 2,443,203 2,578,204

Canada

1. Toronto 5,741,400 5,741,4002. Montreal 3,859,300 2,870,7003. Vancouver 2,391,300

1,913,8004. Calgary 1,242,600 1,435,3505. Ottawa 1,239,100 1,148,280

Work on your own or in partners

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 ?

Practice

• If a country conforms to Rank Size Rule, fill in the population chart below:

1.City A 250,0002.City B 125,0003.City C 83,3334.City D 62,5005.City E 50,000

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

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?

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?

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?

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?

South KoreaSeoul 10,349,312Pusan 3,678,555Inch’ŏn 2,628,000Taegu 2,566,540Taejŏn 1,475,221

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

LibyaTripoli 1,150,989 Banghāzī 650,629 Mişrātah 386,120 Tarhūnah 210,697 Al Khums 201,943

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

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?

LichtensteinSchaan 5,748 Vaduz 5,197 Triesen 4,701 Balzers 4,447 Eschen 4,008

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

MexicoMexico City 12,294,193 Iztapalapa 1,820,888 Ecatepec 1,806,226Guadalajara 1,640,589

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

GreeceAthens 729,137 Thessaloníki 354,290 Piraeus 172,429Pátrai 163,360 Peristérion 137,659

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

AfghanistanKabul

3,043,532 Kandahār 391,190 Mazār-e Sharīf 303,282 Herāt 272,806 Jalālābād 200,331

Rank Size Rule or Primate City?

MoroccoCasablanca 3,144,909 Rabat 1,655,753 Fès 964,891 Salé 903,485 Marrakech 839,296