Chapter 7: Megalopolis

When thinking about megalopolis, Los Angeles comes to mind. Los Angeles is a very large city containing a population of approximately 4 million people. Like New York, Los Angeles is a big city where it seems like people never sleep. Throughout the day, no matter what the time, there are people out in the streets going from one place to another. Both places have a large population which means that there is a lot going on. New York City has a transportation network which expands more miles than the actual city. New York's metropolitan expands for many miles that it reaches to other states. Los Angeles metropolitan area is the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the United States and the 13th largest metropolitan in the world. Los Angeles is known as the Entertainment Capital of the World, therefore it is a very popular area. Tourist come and go all the time. Since there is so much going on in the area, there are many different transportation. There is even a metro rail that takes people around from five in the morning to midnight all seven days of the week.

New York City

Los Angeles