Imagine a city as a giant living creature. When it gets enough food, like jobs and money, it grows strong and healthy. But if there’s not enough food, or too many people leave, the city can shrink and even get sick.
Why Cities Grow
If lots of new people move in, maybe because there are good schools or cool jobs, the city will grow bigger and busier.
Why Cities Shrink
Sometimes a city might lose big companies or people might move away to cheaper places. Then it can start getting smaller and quieter.
Examples
- When a new mall opens, more people move into the city because there are jobs and fun places to shop.
- Migration happens when students leave their hometowns for college, and some never come back.
- If a lot of people lose their jobs in a factory, they might decide to leave the city altogether.
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See also
- How Do Cities Grow and Shrink Over Time?
- How Did the Stock Market Start?
- What Causes the Growth of a City?
- What Makes a City ‘Liveable’ or ‘Unliveable’?
- What Makes a City 'Walkable' or 'Unwalkable'?
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