Asked by jay

Analyze the graph below and answer the question that follows.
A line graph titled Population (millions) of urban areas in Japan shows rank from 1 to 10 on the x-axis and population in millions on the y-axis from 0 to 35 by fives. In order from 1 to 10: Tokyo = 32 million, Osaka = 17 million, Nagoya = 9 million, Fukuoka = 5 million, Yokohama = less than 5 million, Sapporo = 4 million, Hiroshima = 3 million, Kyoto = less than 3 million, Kobo = less than 3 million, Kawasaki = 2 million.
According to this graph of the population of Japan's urban areas, which city would most likely be considered a primate city?
A.
Tokyo
B.
Nagoya
C.
Yokohama
D.
Kawasaki

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. Tokyo

A primate city is one that is disproportionately larger than the next-largest city. Tokyo (32 million) far exceeds the second-place Osaka (17 million) — about 1.9 times larger — so Tokyo fits the definition.