Question

According to the urban realms model, urban areas

A) tend to develop in a linear fashion along public transportation lines
B) have comparative advantages relating to the time period they developed
C) comprise several edge cities with independent business cores
D) are built along a series of concentric circular zones
E) tend to develop around hubs such as airports and shopping malls

Answer 1

According to the urban realms model, urban areas

comprise several edge cities with independent business cores

Step-by-step explanation:

By the 1970s, the growth of suburbs encouraged geographers to seek a new, more accurate model to describe the modern city. The resulting urban realms model sought to describe the relationships within and among suburban cities around the fringes of a larger urban region. This model acknowledged that many of these suburbs had progressed beyond being simply nuclei of their areas to become edge cities with independently functioning central business districts and economic activities.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) comprise several edge cities with independent business cores.
The modern urban areas have central city and multiple other edge cities around it, even though the central city is the biggest and most influential, all of the edge cities have separate business cores and all institutions needed for an urban area. They are in very close proximity to the central city and are well connected in every department.