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The following two maps graphically show the population
density of the city of Chicago and surrounding area in 1850 and 1900. Each small dot on
the maps represents 200 people. The circles represent larger populations up to two million
people. The larger the circle, the larger the population represented. What do the maps
tell you about where people were most likely to settle? Where did the populations increase
most dramatically between 1850 and 1900? Why? What clues do these maps provide about why
cities develop in certain places and not others?
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