Why are census tracts generally smaller in urban areas than in rural areas?

Explanation:

Census tract is a subdivision of a county having a maximum size of 8000.

Census tract are generally smaller in urban areas than in rural areas because of population, The larger the population density, the smaller the tract becomes and the smaller the city the larger the tract becomes, Because the population of urban areas are high and growth increasing, the census tracts are split making them smaller while in the rural areas, due to the low population density/decreasing population, census tracts are merged causing them to be bigger

elizabeth loftus conducted a study to observe the reliability of eyewitnesses during the 1970s. their baseline was to define how accurate are the recollections of eyewitnesses.

her studies do not support the use of eyewitness. loftus mentions in her work that we are not required to recall some experiences, meaning that rarely an individual eyewitness testimony is trustworthy. a good example is presented in her work, where all individuals watched a video and were than asked "about how fast were the cars going when they hit/smash? ". the testimonies changed based on the word she used to make the question (hit or smash), proving the fragility.

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