Historically, the river basins of the Rhine, the Seine, and the Thames became focused on intermediary centers of trade and transshipment that helped transform Europe. What were cities located on the rivers called?

A) edge cities
B) primate cities
C) hinterlands
D) entrepot seaports
E) growth poles


Answer: D

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