Cities are classed by which two factors?

• A. Population and Location
• B. Area and Population
• C. Location and Zoning
• D. Population and Economic Status

Answer: (A)

Classifying cities by size and geographic setting. The size is captured by population, which shows how many people live there and indicates the scale of services, infrastructure, and urban demand. The geographic setting, or location, describes where the city sits—its region, proximity to coasts or rivers, climate, and its role in a larger metropolitan area—factors that shape its economy and growth. Together, these two dimensions explain why cities differ and how they function. Area and Population would focus on land size rather than where the city is located; Location and Zoning mix geography with planning rules but aren’t the standard way to gauge city size; Population and Economic Status combines wealth with size, but economic status isn’t a universal, defining criterion for classifying all cities.