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

2. Tell me the next number in the following sequences. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 64, 32, 16, 8, 4 10, 80, 780, 7780, 77,780

3. Rank Size Rule Notes the relationship between the ranks of cities and their populations. Top Cities in Canada 1. Toronto5,741,400 2. Montreal3,859,300 3. Vancouver2,391,300 4. Calgary1,242,600 5. Ottawa1,239,100

4. Rank Size Rule Example: 1.Largest City1,000,000 2.2 nd largest City500,000 3.3 rd Largest City333,333 4.4 th Largest City250,000 5.5 th Largest City?

5. Rank Size Rule Example: 1.Largest City1,000,000(1/1) 2.2 nd largest City500,000(1/2) 3.3 rd Largest City333,333(1/3) 4.4 th Largest City250,000(1/4) 5.5 th Largest City200,000(1/5)

6. 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

7. What advantages do primate cities have? Hugely influential – Culturally – Politically – Economically Huge number of economic activities Agglomeration of industries Pull factors for migrants

8. Primate City or Rank Size Rule? Austria 1.Vienna1,691,468Vienna 2.Linz-Wels-Steyr 286,000Linz-Wels-Steyr 3.Graz 222,326Graz 4.Linz 181,162Linz 5.Salzburg 150,269Salzburg

9. Primate City or Rank Size Rule? Austria 1.Vienna1,691,4681,691,468Vienna 2.Linz-Wels-Steyr 286,000 845,743Linz-Wels-Steyr 3.Graz 222,326 563,823Graz 4.Linz 181,162 422,867Linz 5.Salzburg 150,269338,294Salzburg

10. Primate City or Rank Size Rule? Egypt 1.Cairo7,734,614Cairo 2.Alexandria3,811,516Alexandria 3.Al Jīzah2,443,203Al Jīzah

11. Primate City or Rank Size Rule? Egypt 1.Cairo7,734,614 7,734,614Cairo 2.Alexandria3,811,516 3,867,307Alexandria 3.Al Jīzah2,443,2032,578,204Al Jīzah

12. Canada 1. Toronto5,741,4005,741,400 2. Montreal3,859,3002,870,700 3. Vancouver2,391,3001,913,800 4. Calgary1,242,6001,435,350 5. Ottawa1,239,1001,148,280

13. Work on your own or in partners

14. practice If a country conforms to Rank Size Rule, fill in the population chart below: 1.City A250,000 2.City B? 3.City C? 4.City D? 5.City E?

15. Practice If a country conforms to Rank Size Rule, fill in the population chart below: 1.City A250,000 2.City B125,000 3.City C 83,333 4.City D 62,500 5.City E 50,000

16. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? France 1 Paris11,293,200 2 Lyon 1,665,700 3 Marseille 1,532,400 4 Toulouse 975,000 5 Nice 943,000

17. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? England 1 London 7,172,091 2 Birmingham 970,892 3 Leeds 715,404 4 Glasgow 577,869 5 Sheffield 513,234

18. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Spain 1 Madrid 5,078,100 2 Barcelona 3,871,400 3 Valencia 1,406,600 4 Sevilla 1,135,600 5 Zaragoza 607,000

19. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Japan 1 Tokyo 8,027,500 2 Yokohama 3,552,300 3 Osaka 2,647,000 4 Nagoya 2,258,000 5 Sapporo 1,779,700

20. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? South Korea SeoulSeoul10,349,312 PusanPusan 3,678,555 Inch’ŏnInch’ŏn 2,628,000 TaeguTaegu 2,566,540 TaejŏnTaejŏn 1,475,221

21. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Libya TripoliTripoli 1,150,989 BanghāzīBanghāzī 650,629 MişrātahMişrātah 386,120 TarhūnahTarhūnah 210,697 Al KhumsAl Khums 201,943

22. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Thailand BangkokBangkok 5,104,476 Samut PrakanSamut Prakan 388,920 Mueang NonthaburiMueang Nonthaburi 291,555 Udon ThaniUdon Thani 247,231 Chon BuriChon Buri 219,164

23. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Lichtenstein SchaanSchaan 5,748 VaduzVaduz 5,197 TriesenTriesen 4,701 BalzersBalzers 4,447 EschenEschen 4,008

24. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Mexico Mexico CityMexico City 12,294,193 Iztapalapa 1,820,888Iztapalapa EcatepecEcatepec 1,806,226 GuadalajaraGuadalajara 1,640,589

25. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Greece AthensAthens 729,137 ThessaloníkiThessaloníki 354,290 PiraeusPiraeus 172,429 PátraiPátrai 163,360 PeristérionPeristérion 137,659

26. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Afghanistan KabulKabul 3,043,532 KandahārKandahār 391,190 Mazār-e SharīfMazār-e Sharīf 303,282 HerātHerāt 272,806 JalālābādJalālābād 200,331

27. Rank Size Rule or Primate City? Morocco Casablanca 3,144,909 Rabat 1,655,753 FèsFès 964,891 SaléSalé 903,485 Marrakech 839,296