Question

Question

Which of the following is an accurate description of a city’s role in its surrounding region?(1 point)
Responses

Cities are always nodes in the functional regions of metropolitan areas.
Cities are always nodes in the functional regions of metropolitan areas.

Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding rural areas.
Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding rural areas.

Cities are always the homes of the people who work in them.
Cities are always the homes of the people who work in them.

City governments control the governments of the suburbs that surround them.

Answer 1

The most accurate description of a city’s role in its surrounding region is:

Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding rural areas.

This statement reflects the common function of cities in supporting and facilitating the development and functioning of nearby suburban and rural areas through the provision of services and infrastructure. The other statements are not universally true.