Mexico's population distribution is an example of a primate city. Mexico City has a population that is more than double the population of Guadalajara, therefore not qualifying the population to be under a rank-size rule. Cities can be world cities, alpha cities, or capital cities and not have the population disparities found in countries like Mexico.

Mexico's population distribution is an example of a primate city. Mexico City has a population that is more than double the population of Guadalajara, therefore not qualifying the population to be under a rank-size rule. Cities can be world cities, alpha cities, or capital cities and not have the population disparities found in countries like Mexico.

The “central place theory” states that in any given region there can only be one large central city, which is surrounded by a series of smaller cities, towns, and hamlets. The central city provides goods and services that meet the needs of the people living in the smaller communities; furthermore, the people living in the smaller communities provide part of the labor supply and market required by the city.

The “central place theory” states that in any given region there can only be one large central city, which is surrounded by a series of smaller cities, towns, and hamlets. The central city provides goods and services that meet the needs of the people living in the smaller communities; furthermore, the people living in the smaller communities provide part of the labor supply and market required by the city.

Having a high-threshold and high-range means that people will travel very far to receive the services that are provided by this particular company. Out of the options provided, people are willing to travel however far they have to, even sometimes traveling more than half-way around the world to bring their child to the best pediatric cancer-treatment center that there is. They do so because of the medical needs and medical opportunities. A family in Afghanistan might travel to Israel or to Europe to seek the medical help they need when their child is diagnosed with Cancer, or perhaps all the way to the United States.

People are not willing to travel as far for any of the other options mentioned. To go to a Walgreens Pharmacy, most people are only willing to travel within 10 miles.

To go to a coffee shop, most people in the world only have to travel 1 mile, and with coffee not being a necessity and being something you could have at home, many people do not travel at all for this service.

While employees might travel 30+ miles in order to have a good job at a technology firm, customers don't usually travel very far to receive the services provided by these companies. In fact, many people simply purchase these products online and have them shipped to their location.

Shopping malls might draw people from a bit of a distance away, but it is subject to the services provided in a particular shopping mall. For example, your typical shopping mall will only draw customers from the surrounding towns, within a 20-30 mile radius at best. However, the "Mall of America" might draw customers from over 1,000 miles away as more of a tourist destination and as a mall that offers specialized "services" such as the roller-coaster theme park within the mall. But as this again is not a necessity, people are not willing to travel as far to visit this specific mall as they are going to travel to seek services for medical needs.

Having a high-threshold and high-range means that people will travel very far to receive the services that are provided by this particular company. Out of the options provided, people are willing to travel however far they have to, even sometimes traveling more than half-way around the world to bring their child to the best pediatric cancer-treatment center that there is. They do so because of the medical needs and medical opportunities. A family in Afghanistan might travel to Israel or to Europe to seek the medical help they need when their child is diagnosed with Cancer, or perhaps all the way to the United States.

People are not willing to travel as far for any of the other options mentioned. To go to a Walgreens Pharmacy, most people are only willing to travel within 10 miles.

To go to a coffee shop, most people in the world only have to travel 1 mile, and with coffee not being a necessity and being something you could have at home, many people do not travel at all for this service.

While employees might travel 30+ miles in order to have a good job at a technology firm, customers don't usually travel very far to receive the services provided by these companies. In fact, many people simply purchase these products online and have them shipped to their location.

Shopping malls might draw people from a bit of a distance away, but it is subject to the services provided in a particular shopping mall. For example, your typical shopping mall will only draw customers from the surrounding towns, within a 20-30 mile radius at best. However, the "Mall of America" might draw customers from over 1,000 miles away as more of a tourist destination and as a mall that offers specialized "services" such as the roller-coaster theme park within the mall. But as this again is not a necessity, people are not willing to travel as far to visit this specific mall as they are going to travel to seek services for medical needs.

A “primate city” is a city that serves as by far the biggest city in the country that it inhabits. It’s population is exponentially greater than the population of the next largest city in that country. These types of cities typically arise in “postcolonial” settings because during the colonial era it was common for the European governments to carry out all their political and economic activity through one regional center. This led to infrastructure being disproportionately developed in one centralized area. After decolonization this infrastructure remained in place.

The rank size rule states that the largest city in a given country will have of the population of the largest city in that country. If the largest city has a population 1,000,000, and we want to know the population of the fourth largest city, it will have of the population of the largest city. of 1,000,000 is 250,000 people.

A “primate city” is a city that serves as by far the biggest city in the country that it inhabits. It’s population is exponentially greater than the population of the next largest city in that country. These types of cities typically arise in “postcolonial” settings because during the colonial era it was common for the European governments to carry out all their political and economic activity through one regional center. This led to infrastructure being disproportionately developed in one centralized area. After decolonization this infrastructure remained in place.

The rank size rule states that the largest city in a given country will have of the population of the largest city in that country. If the largest city has a population 1,000,000, and we want to know the population of the fourth largest city, it will have of the population of the largest city. of 1,000,000 is 250,000 people.