GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Core Cities Of Japan, Megacity, Container Terminal
3 Feb 2020
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Urbanization the spread and growth of cities; an increasing proportion of a population living in urban areas (cities and towns) City a legally incorporated self-governing unit; an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village. Suburb a residential or mixed (residential and employment) use area on the periphery of the city, typically displaying some degree of homogeneity in terms of economic, social cultural, and/or built form. Urban area the spatial extent of the built-up area surrounding and including an incorporated municipality, such as a city; typically assessed by its population size and/or population density and/or nature of residents" employment. Metropolitan area a region comprising two or more functionally connected urban areas and the less densely populated (or built-up) areas in between; examples include metropolitan new. Urban sprawl the largely unplanned expansion of an urban area into rural areas. Megacity metropolitan areas with populations of more than 10 million.
