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. suburbs E. micropolitan areas
Micropolitan are small cities which are not up to the level of urban cities but are significant enough to house a large number of population with good economic potentials.