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Urban and transportation geography examine the places we live, how we move ourselves and our goods, the structure of our cities, and the pattern of cities on the landscape.

Airports and Air Travel
The geography of aviation, airports, and air travel is a fascinating subject since it involves the immediate movement of people around the globe.

Articles - Urban, Retail, and Transportation Geography
Your Guide's collection of original articles about all aspects of urban, retail, and transportation geography.

Buildings and Architecture
Explore resources devoted to buildings (small ones as well as skyscrapers) and to the architecture of structures worldwide.

Bullet Trains and High-Speed Rail
High speed rail has changed transportation worldwide. Learn about bullet trains in Japan, Europe, and those coming to the United States.

Central Place Theory
Walter Christaller developed central place theory to describe the retail hierarchy of cities. Learn all about this theory and the nested hexagons that are such a famous part of the theory.

Cities and Urban Geography
Discover the fascinating subject of urban geography and learn all about the cities of the world and their development, growth, and distribution.

General Transportation Geography
Transportation geography investigates the transportation networks worldwide and the methods used to transport people and things. Discover all about this subject through these great links.

Interstate Highways
The United States Interstate Highway system was the world's largest public works project at its time. Discover its history and its spread across the U.S.A.

Largest Cities
Lists and information about the largest cities around the world.

Levittown
Internet resources devoted to the Levitt company and their Levittowns in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

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