alleryThe word urban comes from the Latin urbs, which referred to what?
AThe social and political community
BThe main trade routes between towns
CThe farmland around a nearby village
DThe physical structure of a settlement
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The physical structure of a settlement
1. The term urban derives from the Latin urbs.
2. Urbs meant the physical structure of a settlement.
3. The associated social and political community was denoted by a different word, civitas.
_Source: Wikipedia, Human settlement, Urban_
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