The USOffice of Management and Budget Has Developed a Classification System

The U.S.Office of Management and Budget has developed a classification system that defines geographic areas based on the size of the population contained within them.The U.S.Census Bureau uses these statistical areas to collect,tabulate,and publish various reports on demographic profiles and economic activity.Figure 3-A above shows these statistical areas for the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.The largest of these geographical areas is called a

A) megapolitan statistical area.
B) micropolitan statistical area.
C) metropolitan statistical area.
D) zip code.
E) combined statistical area.