Urban Hierarchy

Urban Hierarchy

Arrangement that shows how large and small cities may be connected in a descending pattern

Urban Hierarchy: Order

Hamlet → Town → City → Megacity → Metacity → Megalopolis → World City

World City: Definition

Large, influential city in terms of politics, culture, and wealth

Megaloplis: Definition

An urbanized concentration formed by the merging of several metropolitan areas with no rural land in between

Metacity: Definition

City with 20 million+ resident population

Megacity: Definition

City with 10 million+ resident population

City: Definition

Conglomeration of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and economics (size varies)

Town: Defnition

Settlements that are smaller and less complex than cities

Hamlet: Definition

Most agricultural areas with sparse human settlements usually in the villages

Chesterfield County, SC

Hamlet

London

World City

Charlotte

City

Tokyo

Metacity

Southern California

Megalopolis

NYC, Moscow

Megacity

Fort Mill

Town