Question

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. large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
c. a beltway of connected roads all leading to small rural areas where the rich life.
d. small clusters of suburban malls and run-down shanties (shacks).

Answer 1

b. large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The periphery model is a model that states that the suburbs are located around a city inner circle and they are surrounded by a local suburban residential area and which is itself surrounded by a beltway road and further small areas of the industrial complex grow around in spots form in this area.

• It's based on the independent transportation and was given by Raúl Prebisch in 1950.