The term for residential areas surrounding a city is?

The term for residential areas surrounding a city is?

• A. Rural
• B. Inner city
• C. Metropolis
• D. Suburbs

Answer: (D)

Suburbs are the residential areas that lie outside a city’s downtown core, serving as the outer neighborhoods where people live and often commute into the city for work. This term specifically captures the idea of areas surrounding the city rather than inside it or being the city itself. Rural refers to countryside outside towns, the inner city is the dense central part of a city, and a metropolis is a large city or urban region, not the surrounding residential ring.

Suburbs are the residential areas that lie outside a city’s downtown core, serving as the outer neighborhoods where people live and often commute into the city for work. This term specifically captures the idea of areas surrounding the city rather than inside it or being the city itself. Rural refers to countryside outside towns, the inner city is the dense central part of a city, and a metropolis is a large city or urban region, not the surrounding residential ring.