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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Urban_areaUrban area - Wikipedia

    Urban area. An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. This is the core of a metropolitan statistical area in the United States, if it contains a population of more than 50,000.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › UrbanizationUrbanization - Wikipedia

    Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It can also mean population growth in urban areas instead of rural ones. [1] It is predominantly the process by ...

  3. Oct 19, 2023 · the union of two or more urban areas into a continuous metropolitan area. Also called a conurbation. metropolitan area. noun. region surrounding a central city and has at least 15 percent of its residents working in the central city. migration. noun. movement of a group of people or animals from one place to another.

  4. An urban area is an area where many people live and work close together. The population density is higher than in the surrounding area. It is where buildings are close together. Urban is the opposite of rural, where farm lands and nature are. Urban areas are usually cities and towns. Most of the work available in urban areas is factory and ...

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