Rank-size rule: A pattern in which the nth-largest city in a country is 1/n the size of the largest city.
How to apply it: Use the rank-size rule to explain the balanced urban hierarchy found in the United States.
Course: AP Human Geography · Unit: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
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