Answer is the united states
1.The area should have at least 5 Million square feet of leasable office space.
2.The area should have more jobs than homes.
3.The area must have 600,000 of leasable retail space.
4.The population perceives it as one place.(The area should have it i.e entertainment, recreation, shopping)
5.The area was nothing like a city 30 years
It is a state with very little population and/or small land area
The correct answers among all the other choices are 2. desert terrain, 3. dry climate, and 5. petroleum reserves. <span>The countries of the Arabian Peninsula have these things in common. </span>Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.