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Rank Size Rule

Rank Size Rule. Primate Cities Binary Distributions. The Rank Size Rule. Zipfs Rank Size Rule “If all the settlements of a country are ranked according to population size, the sizes of settlements will be inversely proportional to their rank” OR

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Rank Size Rule

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  1. Rank Size Rule Primate Cities Binary Distributions

  2. The Rank Size Rule Zipfs Rank Size Rule “If all the settlements of a country are ranked according to population size, the sizes of settlements will be inversely proportional to their rank” OR Second largest town or city is half the size of the size, the third would be a third the size etc….

  3. What does it show? London is by far the most important. WHY?

  4. ACTUAL POPULATION 1Berlin 3 390 000 2Hamburg 1 700 000 3München 1 300 000 4Köln 965 000 5Frankfurt 640 000 6Essen 590 000 7Dortmund 589 000 8Stuttgart 587 000 RANK SIZE RULE EXPECTATIONS 1Berlin 3 390 000 2Hamburg1 195 000 3München 1 130 000 4Köln 847 500 5Frankfurt 678 000 6Essen 565 000 7Dortmund 484 000 8Stuttgart 424 000 Germany - Does this fit the Rank Size Rule? • RANK SIZE RULE EXPECTATIONS • 1Berlin3 390 000 • 2Hamburg1 195 000 • 3München1 130 000 • 4Köln847 500 • 5Frankfurt678 000 • 6Essen565 000 • 7Dortmund484 000 • 8Stuttgart424 000

  5. Why is Germany a better fit? Clue - think about its political set up Germany is made up of Federal States rather like the United States

  6. Because…….. • Germany is run on a Federal system of Regions, each with their own capital city • This means each city has developed high order services of their own, instead of centralising them on one capital city such as London. • Germany also used to be split in two, with 2 capitals Berlin in the East and Bonn in the West.

  7. ACTUAL POPULATION SIZE 1 Lima 7 000 000 2 Arequipa 700 100 3 Trujillo 600 000 4 Chiclayo 470 000 5 Iquitos 335 000 6 Piura 310 000 7 Huancayo 305 000 8 Chimbote 300 000 RANK SIZE RULE 1 Lima7 000 000 2 Arequipa3 500 000 3 Trujillo2 333 000 4 Chiclayo1 750 000 5 Iquitos1 400 000 6 Piura1 166 000 7 Huancayo1 000 000 8 Chimbote875 000 Peru - An LEDC Primate City?

  8. Yes because….. • Initial site factors favor growth - Capital • Transport network focuses on capital city • Capital City generates high order services • Attracts most of the investment, creates jobs • Globalisation reinforces dominance as TNC’s use it as a regional node to break local markets. • Causes migration from rural areas • As economy industrialises other cities may challenge primacy - but not always.

  9. ACTUAL POPULATION 1AmsterdamN-H 700 000 2RotterdamZ-H 650 000 3's-GravenhageZ-H 465 000 4UtrechtU 265 000 5EindhovenN-B 205 000 6TilburgN-B 200 000 7GroningenGr 175 000 8AlmereFl 165 000 RANK SIZE PREDICTIONS 1AmsterdamN-H750 000 2RotterdamZ-H375 000 3's-GravenhageZ-H250 000 4UtrechtU188 000 5EindhovenN-B150 000 6TilburgN-B125 000 7GroningenGr107 000 8AlmereFl94 000 Netherlands - A Binary Pattern?

  10. Yes because …... • The Netherlands has two important cities • Each City has a separate FUNCTION • Amsterdam is the political city • Rotterdam is the industrial city / port • The country is relatively small and other cities haven’t challenged this • Ex - major colonial power

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