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World Cities

Large-scale urban agglomerations, known as megalopolises, are formed when the metropolitan areas of several cities converge, often facilitated by robust transportation networks. Examples include Chipitts in the United States and Tokaido in Japan.

World Cities

URBAN HERARCHIES

World Cities

Global cities

Due to the globalisation, these cities have a global influence as regards certain activities, for example information technology.

Rotterdam
Seattle
Silicon Valley

Megalopolises

these are large-scale urban agglomerations formed by the metropolitan areas of several cities being joined by their transport

Tokaido
Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka-Yokohana-Kobe
Chipitts
Chicago-Detroit-Cleveland-Pittsburgh
BosWash
Boston- Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washintong

Megacities

These are cities with more than 10 million inhabitants.They are economic, political and administrative centres that influence the rest of the world.

Seoul
Shangai

World Metropolises

These are large urban centres that integrate other smaller cities within their metropolitan areas.

London
Tokyo
New York