If we expect the second most populous city in a country to be half as populous as the largest city, we are referring to the
A) world system theory.
B) rank-size rule.
C) core-periphery model.
D) demographic balancing equation.

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The rank-size rule suggests that the nth largest city in a given country is 1/n the size of the largest city, making it applicable when considering the population ratio between the largest and the second-largest cities.

If We Expect the Second Most Populous City in a Country