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Ecumene
The permanently and known inhabited portion of the Earth's surface
Urbanization
The ongoing process of developing towns and cities
Settlement
A place with a permanent population
Percent Urban
Proportion of population that lives in cities as compared to rural area
Borchert's Model of Urban Growth
A model developed by geographer John Borchert that describes urban growth based on transportation technology
City
A place where there is a relative concentration of people
Metropolitan Area
A single, densely populated core city and its surrounding suburbs
Megalopolis
A chain of interconnected cities
Megacities
Cities with 10 million or more people
Metacity
A city with a population of over 20 million people
World City
A city that exerts influence far beyond its national boundaries
Suburbanization
The process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities
Boomburb
Large (100,000+ residents), fast-growing suburbs
Edge City
A suburb that grows to the point that it develops its own economic core (business, retail, entertainment) and can exist independently of the city it borders
Counter-Urbanization
When people move from urban to rural areas
Exurbs
Wealthy commuter communities located beyond suburbs