What Effect Has the Shift in North American Economies from a Manufacturing

question 7

Multiple Choice

What effect has the shift in North American economies from a manufacturing to a service and knowledge base had on edge city residents?

• A) People prefer to isolate themselves socially and geographically.
• B) People are inclined to live and work in the same geographic area.
• C) People prefer to commute from the edge city to the corporate offices downtown.
• D) People prefer to live in microsocieties scattered across the urban landscape.

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