The concentric zone hypothesis suggests that
A) cities grow outward in a series of concentric rings over time.
B) cities form a circle made of several pie-shaped sectors.
C) wealth decreases as one moves away from the city's center.
D) competition is denser in the central business district.

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The concentric zone hypothesis, proposed by sociologist Ernest Burgess, suggests that cities expand outward from the center in a series of concentric rings, with each ring representing a different type of land use or social group.

The Concentric Zone Hypothesis Suggests That