Edge city: A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown, typically near highway intersections.
How to apply it: Apply edge city to explain the development of Tysons Corner, Virginia, or the Galleria area of Houston.
Course: AP Human Geography · Unit: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes
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