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Primate Cities And Rank-Size Rule
Test Description: Primate rank-size
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1) ____________ is an example of a primate city.
A
New York
B
Sydney
C
Casablanca
D
Paris
2) Paris and Mexico City are many times larger than the second-ranked city in their respective countries. Their disproportionate size illustrates
A
the concept of primate cities
B
the fact that capital cities are always very large.
C
the rank-size rule.
D
the effects of suburbanization.
3) In a model urban hierarchy, the population of a city, town or village is inversely proportional to its rank in the system (i.e. if the largest city is 4 million the second will be 2 million or 1/2, the third will be 1/3 and so on). This is known as
A
rank-size rule.
B
central place theory.
C
a primate city
D
a statistical coincidence.
4) The population of a city, town or village is inversely proportional to its rank in the system in a model urban hierarchy. This is known as
A
megalopolis
B
rank-size rule
C
trade area ordering
D
bid-rent ratio
5) According to the rank size rule, what would the population of the 4th largest city of a country with 32,000,000 equal?
A
2,000,000
B
8,000,000
C
16,000,000
D
4,000,000
6) The highly urbanized stretch of land that runs along the eastern seaboard of the United States, from Boston to Washington D.C., is an example of a(n) _______________.
A
Metropolitan area
B
primate city
C
Polis
D
megaloplis
7) According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 20 million, the population of the 4th largest city will be
A
10 million
B
2 million
C
5 million
D
4 million
8) All of the following are primate cities except
A
New York City
B
Paris
C
Buenos Aires
D
Lima
9) Primate cities are those that
A
are inhabited by monkeys and apes.
B
were the first to be established in a new colony.
C
are disproportionately larger than other cities in a nation.
D
are the national capitals.
10) According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in Country X has 100,000 inhabitants, approximately how many people will live in Country X’s 4th largest city?
A
25,000
B
50,000
C
10,000
D
75,000
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