In a model urban hierarchy,the population of a city,town or village is inversely proportional to its rank in the system (i.e.if the largest city is 4 million the second will be 2 million or 1/2,the third will be 1/3 and so on).This is known as

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The given statement describes the rank-size rule in a model urban hierarchy. The rank-size rule states that the population of a city is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy. For example, if the largest city in an urban hierarchy has a population of 4 million, the second largest city will have a population of 2 million, the third largest city will have a population of 1.33 million, and so on. Therefore, the best choice is B. A, C, and D are not applicable in this context.

In a Model Urban Hierarchy,the Population of a City,town or Village