How Would a Geographic Area Surrounding an Urban Core with a Population

question 40

Multiple Choice

How would a geographic area surrounding an urban core with a population of at least 100 000 be classified?

• A) as a census metropolitan area (CMA)
• B) as a primary metropolitan region (PMR)
• C) as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
• D) as a census agglomeration (CA)

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