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Quiz about World Cities Population Comparisons
Quiz about World Cities Population Comparisons

World Cities: Population Comparisons Quiz


My first World Cities quiz involved the distances between famous places. Each question this time will give four major cities and ask for the one with the greatest January 2005 population in its greater, or agglomerated, area.

A multiple-choice quiz by scalar. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
scalar
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,585
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. As mentioned in the introduction, the populations we are comparing in this quiz are for agglomerations, sometimes called greater metropolian areas. Thus "New York" would include Paterson and Newark, New Jersey, etc. and "Washington D.C." would include Baltimore, Maryland, etc. The names will be the English versions. The range of metropolitan populations in this quiz is from one million to thirty-four million. Which of these four cities has largest population in its greater area? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The citation for one very useful website (based on data from January, 2005) I relied on in part for this quiz will be in the answer to this question.
Which of these agglomerations has the largest population in its agglomerated area?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Amazingly, there are over 400 agglomerations around the world with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Here are four more, which has the most of them? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these greater metropolitan areas has the most people? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Some more populous areas. Which has the greatest population in its greater area? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Four "B" cities. Which is most populous in its agglomerated area? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Another four great metropolitan areas to compare. Which has the largest population in its greater area? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Four "L" cities this time. Which is most populous in its agglomerated area? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these world cities has the most people in its greater area? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One last time: Which of these famous assonant cities boasts the most people in its agglomerated area? Hint



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1. As mentioned in the introduction, the populations we are comparing in this quiz are for agglomerations, sometimes called greater metropolian areas. Thus "New York" would include Paterson and Newark, New Jersey, etc. and "Washington D.C." would include Baltimore, Maryland, etc. The names will be the English versions. The range of metropolitan populations in this quiz is from one million to thirty-four million. Which of these four cities has largest population in its greater area?

Answer: Tokyo

Tokyo: 34,000,000 (includes Yokohama and Kawasaki, etc.)
Tientsin: 5,950,000
Toronto: 5,150,000
Tel Aviv: 3,050,000 (includes Jaffa, etc.)
Astute players may already have noticed that the correct answers in this quiz are the top ten population centers of the world in descending order.
2. The citation for one very useful website (based on data from January, 2005) I relied on in part for this quiz will be in the answer to this question. Which of these agglomerations has the largest population in its agglomerated area?

Answer: Mexico City

Mexico City: 22,350,000
Miami: 5,450,000 (includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach)
Madrid: 5,250,000
Melbourne: 3,600,000
This information and much more is available from Th.Brinkhoff, "The Principal Agglomerations of the World." www.citypopulation.de/World.html
3. Amazingly, there are over 400 agglomerations around the world with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Here are four more, which has the most of them?

Answer: Seoul

Seoul: 22,050,000
Santiago: 5,300,000
Singapore: 4,550,000
Sydney: 4,300,000
4. Which of these greater metropolitan areas has the most people?

Answer: New York

New York: 21,800,000
Chicago: 9,700,000
Washington, D.C.: 8,050,000
San Francisco: 7,200,000 (includes Oakland and San Jose, etc.)
5. Some more populous areas. Which has the greatest population in its greater area?

Answer: Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo: 20,000,000 (includes Guarulhos, etc.)
San Francisco: 840,000
Surat: 3,550,000
Stuttgart: 2,650,000
6. Four "B" cities. Which is most populous in its agglomerated area?

Answer: Bombay

Bombay (Mumbai): 19,400,000 (includes Kalyan and Thane, etc.)
Bogota: 8,150,000
Boston: 5,700,000
Baghdad: 5,450,000
7. Another four great metropolitan areas to compare. Which has the largest population in its greater area?

Answer: Delhi

Delhi: 19,000,000
Dacca: 12,700,000
Detroit: 5,750,000 (includes Windsor, Canada)
Durban: 3,450,000
8. Four "L" cities this time. Which is most populous in its agglomerated area?

Answer: Los Angeles

Los Angeles: 17,750,000 (includes Riverside, Anaheim, etc.)
London: 11,950,000
Lima: 8,350,000
Lisbon; 2,950,000
9. Which of these world cities has the most people in its greater area?

Answer: Jakarta

Jakarta: 16,850,000
Johannesburg: 7,150,000
Jidda: 3,800,000
Jodhpur: 1,000,000
10. One last time: Which of these famous assonant cities boasts the most people in its agglomerated area?

Answer: Osaka

Osaka: 16,750,000 (includes Kobe and Kyoto, etc.)
Kinshasa: 6,800,000
Atlanta: 5,000,000
Ankara: 3,700,00
As with the Crow Flies Quiz, I hope this was easier to play than it was to make. I would ask that any corrections be of a substantial nature, not just differing figures. Certainly any correction which might affect the outcome of the quiz is welcome, as are comments.
Source: Author scalar

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