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Question
Give geographical reason:
Cities are considered as functional regions.
Solution
- Functional regions are centred on a focal point that connects other areas by various systems, such as transportation, communication or economic activities.
- Cities can be considered functional regions because highways, railroads, subways and buses move people from the suburbs to the central areas of the city.
- A functional region is an area organized to function socially and economically as a single unit.
- Other examples of functional regions are television signal areas of a TV tower, Wireless, Wi-Fi hotspots or pizza delivery areas served by a pizza outlet or milk served by a milk centre.
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