Megalopolis vs. Las Vegas
The word, Megalopolis is Greek for "very large city" which an extended urban area with millions of people. Megalopolis includes Merrimack Valley, Boston, Narragansett Basin, Connecticut River Valley, Albany and the Hudson River Valley, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. This area has the greatest wealth and greatest poverty and it made 1/4 of all United States wholesale trade. Megalopolis waterways are plentiful along the Megalopolis coast. There are five major rivers which are the Connecticut, Hudson, Delaware, Susquehanna and Potomac which flow from their Appalachian headwaters to the sea. Las Vegas relies on Lake Mead but that lake's water level is keep decreasing and some of exports predicts the Lake Mead is going to empty by 2021. But I think Megalopolis doesn't need to worry about the water issues because they have tons of rivers.
Climate of Megalopolis vs. Las Vegas
The Climate of Megalopolis is humid in the summer, winter is cold. The annual average precipitation is 40-45 inches. In summer, the thunderstorms bring considerable precipitation, and hurricane might cause of damage coastal areas. Also the Acid rain is serious problem in Megalopolis area. As compare to Las Vegas, Megalopolis has more humidity than Las Vegas and also for precipitation, about 40 inches more than Las Vegas.
Population of Megalopolis vs. Las Vegas
The urban density is decreasing in Megalopolis area. Between 1983 and 1997, the urbanized area grew by 39% but the population increased only 7%. It cause of not conductive to the sustainable attributes of compact housing and more efficient transportation patters. Five major metropolitan areas has more than 54 million people. Even the population is not that much increased, New Jersey's population density is over 1,000 people per mile. In the northern metropolitan area's--Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut-- densities of populations is over 100 people per square mile. As compare to Las Vegas city which is 4296 per square mile, metropolitan population density is much less than Las Vegas city.
Tourism of Megalopolis vs. Las Vegas
Tourism is the one of substantial for both Megalopolis area and Las Vegas city. New York City is the largest attraction among the Megalopolis area which has the Empire State Building, the Natural History Museum, Ellis Island Museum, etc..) Also in Manhattan, there is Statue of Liberty which is most popular statue all over the world. Even in Las Vegas city, there is a hotel called "New York New York" which has Statue of Liberty for their decoration.
