Today's world cities are distinguished by being centers of all of the following except
A) international NGO and IGO headquarters.
B) major corporate headquarters.
C) world's most powerful media organizations.
D) specialized and advanced business services.
E) industrial production for global mass consumption.
Question 2
The two largest cities in the U.S. are New York City and Los Angeles. The 2000 Census provides evidence to suggest that cities in the United States tend to follow the rank-size rule. Thus, the actual populations for NYC and LA are, in order,
A) 8 and 12.3 million.
B) 8 and 8 million.
C) 8 and 7.2 million.
D) 8 and 3.7 million.
E) 8 and 1 million.
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