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The fact that most Americans live in urban areas does not mean that they reside in the center of large cities . In fact , more Americans live in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas than in the cities themselves .
The Bureau of the Census regards any area with more than 2500 people as an urban area , and does not consider boundaries of cities and suburbs . According to the Bureau , the political boundaries are less significant than the social and economic relationships and the transportation and communication systems that integrate a locale . The term used by the Bureau for an integreted metropolis is an MSA , which stands for Metropolitan Statistical Area . In general an MSA is any area that contains a city and its surrounding suburbs and has a total population of 50,000 or more .
At the present time , the Bureau reports more than 280 MSAs , which together account for 75 percent of the US population . In addition , the Bureau recognizes eighteen megapolises , that is , continous adjacent metropolitan areas . One of the most obvious megapolises includes a chain of Hundreds of cities and suburbs across ten states on the east coast from Massachussetts to Virginia including Boston , New york , and Washinghton D . C . in the Eastern corridor , as it is called , a population of 45 million inhabitants is concentrated . Another megapolis that is growing rapidly is the California coast from san Francisco through Los Angeles to san Diego .
1 ) The best title for the passage is A . Metroplitan Statistical area B . Types of population centers C . The Bureau of the Census
D . Megapolises
E . American residencies
2 ) Most Americans live A . In the center of the cities B . In the suburbs surrounding large cities C . in rural areas D . in small towns
E . in metropolitan areas
3 ) In defining an urban area …….. are NOT considered important A . Political boundaries B . Transportation networks C . Social relationships D . Economic systems
E . Communication systems 4 ) The word INTEGRATE in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A . benefit B . define C . Unite D . restrict E . join
5 ) The word LOCALE in the passage is closest in meaning to A . group B . place C . space D . area E . region
6 ) The adjective ITS in paragraph 2 refers to A . The MSA ’ s B . The area ’ s C . The city ’ s D . The population ’ s E . The suburbs
7 ) The word ADJACENT in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A . beside each other B . growing very fast C . the same size D . densely populated E . close
8 ) The adjective OBVIOUS in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to