AP Human Geography
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Terms to Know
Hamlet is the lowest level of settlements, often not urban, it offers few if any services
Villages are when a cluster of humans settle together, usually bigger than hamlets, they generally offer several services.
Cities are when a big amount of people and buildings begin to come together serving as a center of politics, culture, and economics. They may have outskirts, but mainly they all have suburbs.
Metropolises are what are usually containing several urbanized areas and suburbs that act together as a coherent economic whole.
Megaoploises arewhat are occurring predominantly in MDCs; They are large coalescinf supercities that were originally seperate but have expanded and joined together.
What is the difference between them all?
The difference between all of these is that they all differ in size however starting from hamlet going down the size begins to grow, which leads each one into the other classification.
CBD and Services Found in Them
CBD stands for Central Business District. What exactly is a CBD though? Well, the CBD or Central Business District is focal point of a city. It is the commercial, office, retail, and cultural center of the city and usually is the center point for transportation networks.
Services found in a CBD are business, commercial, office, and retail. Consumers are generally drawn toward the CBDs because of this.