According to the peripheral model, an urban area consists of an inner city surrounded by:

A) large industrial parks far removed from any residential neighborhoods
B) small clusters of suburban malls and run-down shanties (shacks)
C) large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road
D) wealthy residential neighborhoods with no access to the inner city
E) a beltway of connected roads all leading to small rural areas where the rich live


Answer: C

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