Explain the concept of annexation. What will be an ideal ...

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Explain the concept of annexation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In larger cities, motor vehicles are better suited than public transit because each traveler takes up far less space, while also having their privacy and convenience.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The process of legally adding land area to a city is annexation. Rules concerning annexation vary among states. Normally, land can be annexed into a city only if a majority of residents in the affected area vote in favor of doing so.

Peripheral residents generally desired annexation in the nineteenth century, because the city offered better services, such as water supply, sewage disposal, trash pickup, paved streets, public transportation, and police and fire protection. Thus, as U.S. cities grew rapidly in the nineteenth century, the legal boundaries frequently changed to accommodate newly developed areas. For example, the city of Chicago expanded from 10 square miles in 1837 to 190 square miles in 1900.

Today, however, cities are less likely to annex peripheral land because the residents prefer to organize their own services rather than pay city taxes for them. As a result, today's cities are surrounded by a collection of suburban jurisdictions, whose residents prefer to remain legally independent of the large city.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: FALSE