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| suburbs | developed areas at the edge of a city that is made up of mostly homes. Many also have businesses and stores. |
| urban sprawl | the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas. |
| metropolitan area | a major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surround it |
| urban core | the older part of a big city. Often it serves as the downtown or central business district of a city |
| urban fringe | the ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city |
| rural fringe | the small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs |
| urban growth boundaries | separates urban land from rural land, it is a legal border |
| public transit system | buses, trains, streetcars and other vehicles that make it easier for passengers to get around |
| mixed-use developments | developments that combine housing and businesses in one area |
| infill | when empty or run-down parts of a city get filled in with new developments |
