Identify the five largest cities within
each country: Kano, Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi
Identify the population of the
largest city: 11,058,300
Use the “rank size rule” to identify
the estimated size of each of the
next four largest cities (city #2 is ½
the size of city #1, city #3 is 1/3 the
size of city #1, city #4 is ¼ the size
of #1, city #5 is 1/5 the size of #1): 5529150, 3686100, 2764580, 2211660
Identify the actual populations of
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities: 10,668,100, 6,596,400, 6,144,700, 5,499,700
Compose a well-developed
paragraph defending to what extent
the “rank size rule” is proven valid
or invalid based upon the
populations of this country’s five
largest cities: The rank size rule is proven invalid for the country of Nigeria. For the rank size rule to be valid, the predicted values and the actual values have to be within a couple thousand of people. As shown by the data given, that need is not satisfied, thus the rank size rule does not apply for the top five cities of Nigeria.
Population: 16,915,605
Population Density: 189
% Urban Population: 18%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 83%
Average % Change in Urban
Population: 3.8%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 33%
% with Improved Urban Water
Supply: 75%
each country: Kano, Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi
Identify the population of the
largest city: 11,058,300
Use the “rank size rule” to identify
the estimated size of each of the
next four largest cities (city #2 is ½
the size of city #1, city #3 is 1/3 the
size of city #1, city #4 is ¼ the size
of #1, city #5 is 1/5 the size of #1): 5529150, 3686100, 2764580, 2211660
Identify the actual populations of
the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities: 10,668,100, 6,596,400, 6,144,700, 5,499,700
Compose a well-developed
paragraph defending to what extent
the “rank size rule” is proven valid
or invalid based upon the
populations of this country’s five
largest cities: The rank size rule is proven invalid for the country of Nigeria. For the rank size rule to be valid, the predicted values and the actual values have to be within a couple thousand of people. As shown by the data given, that need is not satisfied, thus the rank size rule does not apply for the top five cities of Nigeria.
Population: 16,915,605
Population Density: 189
% Urban Population: 18%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 83%
Average % Change in Urban
Population: 3.8%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 33%
% with Improved Urban Water
Supply: 75%