What Is the Significance of "Exurbia," the Areas Beyond the Older

question 106

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of "exurbia," the areas beyond the older, first ring of suburbs?

• A) It is the fastest growing part of America's metropolitan areas.
• B) It contains the greatest percentage of the poor.
• C) Most of the recent immigrants have settled there.
• D) Previously, it was the area most inhabited by those with middle-class manufacturing jobs. Now, these neighborhoods are emptying out.
• E) The first bilingual public schools were built in the exurbs of California.

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