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What term describes the process when the population and human activities concentrate near city centers but the residential zones expand outward, surpassing the capacity of agriculture to support them?

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7 Jul 2019
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Urbanization refers to the growth and expansion of urban areas, where population and activities concentrate near downtown, and residential areas extend outward, often exceeding agricultural support capacity. Other options do not accurately describe this phenomenon.

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