With the Beginning of Urban Decentralization, Which of the Following

question 82

Multiple Choice

With the beginning of urban decentralization, which of the following trends were evident?

• A) Edge cities disappeared.
• B) Rural areas have steadily lost population.
• C) Old industrial cities in the Northeast and Midwest stopped increasing in population.
• D) People began moving from the suburbs to the central cities.

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