Suburban Areas That Have Developed an Existence Separate from the Cities

question 105

Multiple Choice

Suburban areas that have developed an existence separate from the cities they were once connected to are called:

• A) metropolitan areas.
• B) consolidated zones.
• C) edge cities.
• D) nonmetropolitan areas.

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