When studying the calumet region of illinois and indiana, alfred meyer noted four stages of development as new groups occupied this land. in stage 4, new cities spread across new territory and grew toward one another.

When studying the Calumet region of Illinois and Indiana, Alfred Meyer noted four stages of development as new groups occupied this land. In stage for Con-urbanization, new cities spread across new territory and grew toward one another.

Conurbanization is the process that the metropolitan area grows so outward that it merges with other metropolitan areas.