Exploring Primate Cities with Google Earth

What is a Primate City? Answer: A city whose population is at least twice that of the next largest city in its country Also the cultural, economic, or political center of a country Istanbul, TurkeyLondon, England Paris, France Examples

How can we find every Primate City in the world? List all countries in the world – List all cities in each country – Find the population of each city – For each country, calculate Primate City Ratio: largest city / second largest city Instead… City and Country Info City Population Data Primate Cities

Visualizing Primate Cities in Google Earth

Your Task 1.Choose a partner 2.Choose a primate city – Family lives there, or you are from there – You have visited – You would like to visit – Or, you know nothing about 3.Use Google Earth to explore why your city has become a primate city -Site -Situation -Draw or attraction Physical features, landforms, climate, vegetation, availability of water, … The location of a place relative to its surroundings… Cultural, economic, administrative centers …

Example: Kathmandu as a Primate City Site: In a valley around Himalayan mountain range (+ 20,000 ft) Situation: Sits along an ancient trade route between India and Tibet

Visualizing Population with Cartograms 186, ,612

Use Google Earth to Mark Important Places in Your City Mark important places that indicate site, situation, draw/attraction Create a tour of your city

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