geographically, many americans have been moving to small cities located beyond congested metropolitan areas, such as minot, north dakota; boone, north carolina; traverse city, michigan; and concord, new hampshire. these small cities are called a. outlying areas b. rural areas c. urban areas d. micropolitan areas e. suburbs

d. Micropolitan areas

Small cities located beyond the metropolitan areas are called Micropolitan areas. It includes  Minot, North Dakota; Boone, North Carolina; traverse city, Michigan; and Concord, New Hampshire where almost 10% of the  Americans moved due to cheaper land, lower taxes,  less pollution, and crime.

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question - how does mountainous terrain affect settlements in a region? choose all answers that are correct.

groups trade with each other regularly.

people travel from settlement to settlement.

why: since they travel to go trade or visit it may be harder to get there because of the mountainous terrain.

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