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Settling near a river : site or situational

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situational

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Settling at the beach because its warm : site or situational

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site

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People settling in the middle east to harvest oil : site or situational

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site

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Explain the difference between Megacity, Metacity, and Megalopolis.

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Megacity: Cities with more than 10 million people. Metacities: Cities with more than 20 million people. Megalopolis: Chains of connected cities.

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If you are a less developed country then what is the best way to insure rapid urbanization growth? Options: Get Strong pull factors or things that make people want to come to your city, start a war, buy land, All of the above

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Get Strong pull factors or things that make people want to come to your city

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All of the following are causes of suburbanization except: Economic Factors, Social Tensions, Governmental Housing Laws

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Urban Sprawl

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The following definition applies to which type of suburbs: cities that form their own, distinct economic district, in outskirts of big cities

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edge cities

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The following definition applies to which type of suburbs: suburban settlement growing at fast pace while keeping its suburban feel

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Bomburbs

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The following definition applies to which type of suburbs: prosperous residential settlement outside suburban area, but still with connections to suburban region / edge cities

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Exurbs

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A world city is a global city: true or false

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true