Which statement is true? a. rural areas around urban areas often become urbanized. c. rural areas around urban areas rapidly lose population. b. rural areas around urban areas never become urbanized. d. rural areas around urban areas no longer exist.

The correct answer is A) Rural areas around urban areas often become urbanized.

a. Rural areas around urban areas often become urbanized

Explanation:

Apart from the above answer the rural areas also tend to lose populations due to the course of time the enhancement in living and housing styles of people changes so do the people's behavior as they tend to migrate more frequent Urbanization is a process of changes of the population from the rural areas to urban areas in the form of migrations inwards as the city expands is grows in itself but this city has to be sustained for a longer period to be called a megacity. In between the rural and urban areas, there exists a shifting zone of transition which is called the green belt this stretch of land is found on the outskirts or the periphery of the city developing and growing along with the movement of the city as it expands.