A city of 10,000 to 50,000 residents that is not a suburb of another larger city and is often located "next to nowhere" is called a(n) ________.
A) micropolis
B) edge city
C) vector village
D) unincorporated city

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A micropolis is a city with a population between 10,000 and 50,000 that is not a suburb of a larger city and is often located in a rural area. This term was coined by Joel Kotkin in his book "The New Geography" in 2000. The other options, edge city, vector village, and unincorporated city, do not accurately describe a small city in a rural area.

A City of 10,000 to 50,000 Residents That Is Not