Saturday, October 4, 2014

Megalopolis


Boston, a city first established by the religious group known as, the Puritans. The Puritans  first migrated from England to North America in the 1630's. Boston was established as a port city, and remains one of the most influential cities of Megapolis. By the year 1790, boston had a population of 18,320 residents. In 2010, however, things had drastically changed as it house 4,588,680 people. Major factors that have contributed to the success of Boston are, dominant and diverse financial, commercial, and political centers. It is important to note that these factors have been possible due to the increase in private and public education systems, such as colleges and universities. By possessing educated people, Boston is able to provide high skill laborers, which then enabled Boston to become a leading center in technology and medical advances.


(The Geography of North America, by Hardwick, Shelley, Holtgrieve. Second edition, Chapter 7)

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