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2. Global city - Wikipedia

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   A global city, also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center, is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and urban studies, based on the thesis that globalization has created a hierarchy of strategic geographic locations with varying degrees of influence over finance, trade, and culture worldwide.

3. List of largest cities - Wikipedia

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   The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are actually agricultural workers living in a rural setting. [6] [7]

4. Lists of cities by country - Wikipedia

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   List of cities in Haiti - Republic of Haiti. List of cities in Honduras - Republic of Honduras. List of cities in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( Area of special sovereignty) List of cities in Hungary - Republic of Hungary.

5. List of cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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   List of cities by elevation. The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation. In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.

6. World map - Wikipedia

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   A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.

7. Google Earth - Wikipedia

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   Google Earth. Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering ...