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. micropolitan areas e. suburbs

d. Micropolitan areas

Small cities located beyond the metropolitan areas are called Micropolitan areas. It includes  Minot, North Dakota; Boone, North Carolina; traverse city, Michigan; and Concord, New Hampshire where almost 10% of the  Americans moved due to cheaper land, lower taxes,  less pollution, and crime.

would the answer be physical geography and cultural geography i haven't studied geography but i searched it online and those are my answers.

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