Passage: 'High-speed rail corridors incentivize regional economic decentralization by drastically shortening travel times between primary metropolises and secondary satellite cities.' What is the primary economic consequence described?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Dispersal of economic development toward secondary urban centers
- Step 1: 'incentivize regional economic decentralization by shortening travel times... to secondary satellite cities'. Step 2. This means spreading or dispersing economic activity beyond the primary metropolis. Answer: Dispersal of economic development toward secondary urban centers. Why not the others: The text describes decentralization, the opposite of concentration in the capital.
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