Meta cities are urban areas with a population exceeding 20 million people. They're essentially a step above megacities.
If megacities are "superstars," then meta cities are the "legends" in the world of cities. They're not just large; they're extraordinarily large, setting records and redefining what we think is possible for city size and influence.
Urban Sprawl: The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
Infrastructure: The basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise (e.g., roads, buildings).
Megalopolis: A chain of roughly adjacent metropolitan areas, which can be seen as a larger version than meta-cities.
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