Comparative Urban Environments Answers

Settlements that have populations in excess of 10 million people and that connect their countries and regions to the world economy are called __________.

Geographers would most likely call a small settlement with a population of about 75 residents a __________.

Because Tokyo is a city of over 10 million residents, it is considered a __________.

Analyze the graph below and answer the question that follows. The graph above shows the population of Brazil's largest cities. According to the graph, how does Brazil's third-largest city compare with its second-largest city?

The largest city in Brazil, Sao Paulo, has a population of about 11 million. Based on the rank-size rule, what is the population of the second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro, most likely to be?

Which of the following phrases best describes a primate city?

An agglomeration of multiple cities is called a(n) __________.

Which of the following services or businesses would likely not be found in a lower-order settlement?

How many of the world’s 20 largest cities are located in Western Europe?

Analyze the photo below and answer the question that follows. Photo by Perry Quan What kind of service does the facility in the photo above provide, according to Christaller’s central place theory?