Jean Gottmann discussed Megalopolis as a concept arising from which two cities?

• A. He described the Sunbelt growth from LA and San Diego
• B. She developed the Megalopolis concept from DC and Boston
• C. He explained the urban heat island effect in New York
• D. She proposed the Rural-Urban Fringe in Chicago

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is Gottmann’s Megalopolis: a single, continuous urban region created by the growth and interconnection of major cities along a coastal corridor. He described this corridor as stretching from Boston to Washington, D.C., with cities like New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore becoming integrated parts of one large urban system. That’s why the option naming Washington, D.C. and Boston as the endpoints best fits the concept. The other options point to different regions or phenomena that aren’t what Gottmann called Megalopolis.