______ also are better trading centers.

Cities also become excellent trading hubs. A company located in a metropolis has a better chance of growing than one established in a village. Cities provide highly developed communication, educational, and transportation infrastructures in addition to the cosmopolitan characteristics that attract and retain talent. As a result, transporting people and products between significant international cities like London, Toronto, New York, and Hong Kong is often easier. Where goods produced elsewhere are bought and sold are the towns and cities referred to as trading centers. Trading hubs played a key role in the distribution of goods along the Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade routes. The correct response is, therefore, option D.