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GCSE Geography · key term
The dominance of one urban area within a country, giving it disproportionate economic and/or political influence compared with other urban areas.
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Paper 1
Revise: Urban Primacy and the Influence of CitiesOne urban area may contain a much larger population and a greater concentration of businesses, investment or political decision-making than other cities. This dominance is called urban primacy, and the dominant urban area is a primate city.
Explain urban primacy through economic and/or political dominance, not population size alone.
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