| A | B |
|---|
| population | the number of people who live in a place |
| urban growth | the growth of cities |
| moved to work in the new industries that were starting | why many people move to coastal cities in the Northeast? |
| cities grew larger and crowded | how imigrants changed the cities in the Northeast |
| prejudice | an unfair feeling of hatred or dislike for a group because of their background, race or religion |
| industry and jobs | reasons people choose to live in or near cities |
| central business district | the downtown area in the center of a city |
| central business district | often the oldest part of a city |
| cities of the past | cities with downtown area |
| cities of today | cities with everything in the outer part of the city |
| urban sprawl | spreading of urban areas and the growth of new centers of business and shopping |
| metropolitan | large city together with its suburbs |
| megalopolis | huge urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together |
| population density | tells how many people live in an area of a certain size |
| New York City | largest city is U.S. |
| 7 Million | New York City's population |
| traffic,pollution,trash,air,water,pollution | problems in cities that crowding has made worse |
| taxes | most of the money that is used to run cities |
| people & businesses are moving outside the city | reason cities in the Northeast now getting less money |
| unemployment | being without a job |
| provided houses for people | what Mr. Freeman's company did to help make Germantown, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, a better place to live |
