Urban Geography Terms

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Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas

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Urban Sprawl

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A pollution haze over a city

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Smog

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An area's roads, communication networks, ports, and transportation system

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Infrastructure

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A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing

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Metropolitan area

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On the edge or outskirts of a city

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Periphery

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A thickly populated region centering in a metropolis or embracing several metropolises; BosWash

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Megalopolis

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Inhabitants required for a city to be considered a megacity

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10 million

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Urbanization is the process of growth of cities and more condensed living.

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The process of growth of cities and more condensed living.

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The majority of the poor tend to live in shantytowns or slums on the outskirts of major cities.

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In shantytowns or slums on the outskirts of major cities.

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Indianapolis is NOT considered a world city.

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Indianapolis