Thailand Urban Geography:
- Identify the five largest cities within each country: Bangkok, Mueang Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Udon Thani, Chon Buri
- Identify the population of the largest city: Bangkok; 5,104,476
- 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)
- Identify the actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities
- 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 Use www.prb.org
- Population: 66,443,000
- Population Density: 129
- % Urban Population: 47%
- % Urban Population Living in Slums: 26%
- Average % Change in Urban Population:
- % with Improved Urban Sanitation: 89%
- % with Improved Urban Water Supply: 96.7%