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1
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growth of cities

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Urbanization

2
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lower density part of cities

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suburbs

3
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villages, towns, cites; a mix of cities and suburbs

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urban areas

4
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region with high density urban areas

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metropolitan area

5
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rural areas consumed by urban expansion

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urban sprawl

6
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metropolitan areas with 10 million+ people

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Megacities

7
Q

the urban way of life

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urbanism

8
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exceeds the sustenance needs

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agricultural surplus

9
Q

a city used for trade

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entrepot

10
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urban centres that provide goods and services to the surrounding area

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Christaller’s Central Place Theory:

central places provide to the hinterlands

11
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distance people are willing to travel

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Range

12
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the minimum market size to make a profit

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Threshold

13
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population based ranking

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Rank-Size Distribution

14
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largest city in an urban system

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primate city