Urban Geography

5. Areas _____ of cities are rural areas
6. The United Nations identified ____ cities as being mega-cities in 2011
10. People settle _____ natural resources
11. Technology also allows people to _____ to places that are farther away
13. Cities and surrounding areas are ____ areas
15. A _____ settlement is usually found along the length of a resource, such as a river
16. Most people work in jobs ___ in agriculture
17. A ____ settlement is usually grouped around or at the center of a resource
18. pattern A _____ is the placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them
21. Areas can be defined as ____
22. A ___ settlement is purposefully laid out with a network of transportation routes

1. Is the substantial exchange of goods between cities, states, or countries
2. Because resources are ___ evenly distributed, trade routes have always been important
3. Where people settle depends on many _____
4. route A path used by traders for buying and selling goods
7. advances in ___ allow people to travel to far away places in a shorter amount of time
8. A large urban area is called a _____
9. Areas can be defined as ____
12. A _______ is any place where a community is established
14. Starting in the mid-1900s, new ____ improved communications
17. The definition of a mega-city is arbitrary and has ____ over time.
19. The United Nations defines mega-cities as cities with ___ million citizens or more
20. A ______ is the area just outside a city