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The percentage of a nation's population living in towns and cities.
Urbanization Rate
When people move from the urban core area to the outskirts of the city.
Suburbanization
The building of new retail, business, or residential spaces on vacant or underused parcels in already-developed areas
infill development
The US has 2 cities with over 10 million people. What are they?
New York and Los Angeles
The outward growth of cities as people move farther from the city.
Sprawl
A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment that developed in the suburbs, outside of a city's traditional downtown or central business district
edge city
A Metacity is a city with a regional population of over ____________ people.
20 million
In the context of urban geography, Define Decentralize:
To move business operations from core city areas into outlying areas such as suburbs.
A semirural district located beyond the suburbs that is often inhabited by well-to-do families
exurb
A Megacity is a city with a regional population of over ____________ people.
10 million
A place with more than 100,000 residents that is not a core city in a metropolitan area; a large suburb with its own government
boomburb (also called boomburg)
These cities often house the headquarters of multinational corporations, banks, stock exchanges, giant media companies, and important economic and business services.
World City (Global City)
What technological innovations allowed suburbs to become a viable option for people to live in and commute from.
Streetcars (Streetcar Suburbs) and Cars (Automobile Cities)
Why do World Cities attract high net-worth individuals?
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6 of the top 25 most influential global cities are in the US. Name as many as you can.
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, New York, and Washington D.C.