Which statement best explains the significance of Metropolitan Geography for New York State?

  • New York City’s metropolitan relationships extend beyond the city and even across state lines.
  • Albany illustrates that a state capital can be politically central without being the state’s largest city.
  • The decennial Census count and annual population estimates are produced for different purposes and should not be treated as identical measures.
  • The Haudenosaunee Confederacy linked multiple sovereign nations through a political alliance.