Cities - Multiple Choice Exercise

How many people around the world live in cities?
1. Half the population
2. A third of the population
3. 80% of the population
Suburbs are
1. farthest away from the city centre
2. close to the downtown area
3. are between the industrial area and the city centre
Head of a city is the
1. mayor
2. major
3. governor
Boswash is a
1. megalopolis
2. metropolis
3. megacity
Most megacities are in
1. the Third World
2. the USA
3. Europe
The first real cities came up in
1. Mesopotamia
2. Ancient Greece
3. Egypt
The most populous city in ancient times was
1. Rome
2. London
3. Athens
Slaves had to live
1. outside the city
2. in large houses
3. in warehouses
During the Industrial Revolution many poeple
1. moved to the cities
2. moved to the countryside
3. moved to harbours
One of the biggest trade centres at the end of the Middle Ages was
1. Venice
2. Florence
3. Rome
In the 20th centuries city planners started to build
1. skyscrapers
2. new towns
3. suburbs
There are many traffic problems in cities, especially during
1. the rush hours
2. at night
3. during the midday hours