It should be noted that the site factor that best explains the linear pattern of urbanized areas like Washington, D.C., is abundance of deep-water harbors and waterfalls.
The site factor that influence the pattern especially in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston is the deep-water harbors and waterfalls.
And this area is flat coastal plains met higher lands is it extends to Washington, D.C
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