Hi there, this came across in a lesson and i have found out what they are, but am not sure about where they are, i have seen many examples of primate cities, but does anyone know where i can access a map to see the spatial distribution of these?
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This is largely due to the vast amounts of trade, finance, manufacturing, fashion, media, science, research and technology, transportation ( air, ocean / shipping, land ), warehousing, and other industries that provide jobs and end products on mass scales with easy access to worldwide markets and other alpha and primate cities.
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For instance Greater Manila is rather a conurbation than a city : its 20 million overall population ( over 20 % national population ) make it very much a primate city, but Quezon City ( 2.7 million ), the largest municipality in Greater Manila, and Manila ( 1.6 million ), the capital, are not.
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Some examples of nations without a primate city would include India, with the six main cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad; Canada, whose capital city, Ottawa, is overshadowed by the larger global cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; Brazil, whose capital and political center, Brasilia, is dwarfed in size and culture by S�o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; Italy, whose political seat at Rome is balanced by its business, financial, and fashion " capital " of Milan; Australia, which has the two main cities of Sydney and Melbourne, while the political centre resides in the smaller city of Canberra; South Africa, with three official capitals in Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein, each housing a different branch of government, and whose main commercial centre is yet another city, Johannesburg; and the United States, whose financial and cultural centers are widely dispersed throughout the country in cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago and whose political center is located in Washington, D . C . In Turkey, the historical, cultural, financial, business and transportation center Istanbul is more than twice as large as the second-largest city Ankara, but Ankara is the political capital.
