Cities - Multiple Choice Exercise
Quiz
Choose the correct answer
The first real cities came up in
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient Greece
- Egypt
In the 20th centuries city planners started to build
- new towns
- skyscrapers
- suburbs
There are many traffic problems in cities, especially during
- during the midday hours
- at night
- the rush hours
How many people around the world live in cities?
- A third of the population
- 80% of the population
- Half the population
The most populous city in ancient times was
- London
- Rome
- Athens
Suburbs are
- close to the downtown area
- farthest away from the city centre
- are between the industrial area and the city centre
Boswash is a
- megacity
- megalopolis
- metropolis
Head of a city is the
- major
- mayor
- governor
During the Industrial Revolution many poeple
- moved to the cities
- moved to the countryside
- moved to harbours
Slaves had to live
- in warehouses
- in large houses
- outside the city
One of the biggest trade centres at the end of the Middle Ages was
- Florence
- Rome
- Venice
Most megacities are in
- the Third World
- the USA
- Europe