What term refers to a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together?

What term refers to a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together?

• A. Megalopolis
• B. NIMBY
• C. Redlining
• D. Sprawl

Answer: (A)

The term describes a region where several large cities and their surrounding areas grow together into a single, continuous urban area. This happens when nearby metropolitan areas expand and merge, so suburbs and cores interlock, creating an integrated transportation network, economy, and housing market. A well-known example is the Northeast megalopolis in the United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C. The term comes from the idea of a “great city” formed by multiple metropolises. The other options refer to different concepts: NIMBY describes opposition to local development, redlining is discriminatory lending practice, and sprawl refers to outward, low-density expansion of a single city, not a merged regional system.

The term describes a region where several large cities and their surrounding areas grow together into a single, continuous urban area. This happens when nearby metropolitan areas expand and merge, so suburbs and cores interlock, creating an integrated transportation network, economy, and housing market. A well-known example is the Northeast megalopolis in the United States, from Boston to Washington, D.C. The term comes from the idea of a “great city” formed by multiple metropolises. The other options refer to different concepts: NIMBY describes opposition to local development, redlining is discriminatory lending practice, and sprawl refers to outward, low-density expansion of a single city, not a merged regional system.