Small cities are urban areas with a relatively small population, typically ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 people. They offer many of the amenities and services found in larger cities but on a smaller scale.
Think of small cities as your local grocery store. It has everything you need for daily life - food, household items, etc., but it doesn't have the vast variety or specialty items that a huge supermarket in a big city might have.
Urban Area: An area with high human population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it.
Rural Area: Areas that are not urbanized, though they may contain market towns, villages and isolated dwellings. They are characterized by low population density and vast open spaces.
Population Density: The number of people living per unit of an area (e.g., per square mile); the number of people relative to the space occupied by them.
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