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Urbanization
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Term | Definition |
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Urban geography | study of how people use space in cities. |
Central city | An urban area develops around a main city |
Suburbs | The built-up area around the central city may include suburbs |
Exurbs | Smaller cities or towns with open land between them and the central city |
Urbanization | the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result is called urbanization. |
Megalopolis is the corridor in the northeastern United States including..... | Boston, New York, Washington D.C |
Land use patterns | residential, industrial, commercial |
CBD | Central business district |
Megacities | home to a total of more than 250 million cities. |
The largest megacity is | Tokyo |