The concentric-zone theory tended to understate or ignore certain tensions apparent in metropolitan areas because:
A. it supported the view that a metropolitan area has multiple centers of development.
B. of its emphasis on change.
C. of its functionalist orientation.
D. it held that all urban growth does not radiate outward from a central business district.
Answer: C
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