The northeast corridor of the United States, an area covering some 450 miles from north of Boston to south of Washington, D.C., has 44 million people. Why is this area referred to as a conurbation?

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The northeast corridor of the United States is referred to as a conurbation because it is an agglomeration of towns and cities into an unbroken urban environment. This means that the area is highly urbanized and densely populated, with cities and towns blending together seamlessly to create a continuous urban environment.

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