It's been a little more than a half century since noted French geographer Jean Gottmann first used the term Megalopolis to refer to the heavily populated northeastern coast of the United States, stretching from Northern Virginia to southern New Hampshire.

Where is a megalopolis?

The megalopolis encompasses the District of Columbia and most, all, or part of 11 states: from south to north, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Which area of the United States is considered a megalopolis?

Examples of megalopolises in the United States include “Boswash,” the chain of contiguous cities and surrounding regions that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C., along the northeastern seaboard; the Chicago–Pittsburgh area around the Great Lakes; and the San Francisco–San Diego region along the California…