Vocab:
trade area: area around a city/town where its influence dominates
rank-size rule: pop of a city is inversely proportional to its hierarchical rank
primate city: the largest city, can be a capital, cultural, economic, & population center
central place theory: how and where central places ni the urban hierachy should be functionally and spatiall distributed
Christaller: created central place theory
hexagonal hinterlands: hexagonal regions
trade area: area around a city/town where its influence dominates
rank-size rule: pop of a city is inversely proportional to its hierarchical rank
primate city: the largest city, can be a capital, cultural, economic, & population center
central place theory: how and where central places ni the urban hierachy should be functionally and spatiall distributed
Christaller: created central place theory
hexagonal hinterlands: hexagonal regions
Rank Size Rule
Primate City
Definition: The largest settlement in a country, must have MORE than 2x the people than the second ranking city. It should be disproportionately large and a leader in national capacity and expressions.
Good Examples: Paris, London, Cairo
Good Examples: Paris, London, Cairo