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Urban Hierarchy
Term | Definition |
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Isolated Dwelling | 1-5 buildings (no services) |
Hamlet | Less than 100 people (very few services) |
Village | Less than 1,000 people (few services like a post-office and general store) |
Town | Less than 20,000 people (more services) |
City | Over 20,000 people (all the services) |
Metropolis | City and its suburbs of at least 1 million people |
Conurbation | Group of cities and suburbs of 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 people |
Megalopolis | Group of conurbations with over 10,000,000 million people |
Megacity | City of over 10,000,000 people |
Metacity | City of over 20,000,000 people |
World City | Dominant city in terms of its influence, role in the global political economy ,and flow of information |
Gravity Model | Predicts the interaction between two cities. Interaction is directly impacted by distance and inversely by population. |