Can You Identify The World's Largest Cities?
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Never before in human history have so many people lived in megacities worldwide. With so many amazing places around the world, we think everyone should be aware of our global neighbors. Are you savvy enough to identify the world's largest metropolitan areas by population?
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Never before in human history have so many people lived in megacities worldwide. With so many amazing places around the world, we think everyone should be aware of our global neighbors. Are you savvy enough to identify the world's largest metropolitan areas by population?
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Question 1
We'll start off easy. This city of five boroughs is the one of only two American cities on the list, and the largest metropolitan area in that country.
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AMiami
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BLos Angeles
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CNew York City
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DChicago
New York City
New York City has a population of approximately 24,000,000 in the metro area, making it the eighth largest in the world.
Question 2
Staying in North America, this city south of the border is the largest city and urban area in Latin America, and has an altitude exceeding two miles in some areas!
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AMexico City
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BGuatemala City
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CCancun
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DTegucigalpa
Mexico City
Greater Mexico City has a population of between 21.5 - 25 million, making it one of the world's largest metro areas.
Question 3
Now for the first of many cities in Asia. This east Asian metropolis hosted the 2008 Olympics.
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AShanghai
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BShenzhen
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CTokyo
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DBeijing
Beijing
Beijing has a population exceeding 25 million people, placing it among the world's biggest.
Question 4
This Asian city surrounded by mountains is considered the largest metro area in the world by population.
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ATokyo
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BBeijing
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CKyoto
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DBangkok
Tokyo
Greater Tokyo is truly massive, covering 5,200 square miles and with a population of over 38 million.
Question 5
Now let's head towards Asia. This hot, dry city on the water is the world's second-largest in a predominantly-Muslim country.
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AJakarta
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BRiyadh
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CKarachi
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DMumbai
Karachi
Karachi is truly enormous and one of the ten largest cities in the world, with a population exceeding 27 million.
Question 6
This city borders the Pacific Ocean where the Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea and is the most populous city in the most populous country in the world.
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AShanghai
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BGuangzhou
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CUlaanbator
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DTokyo
Shanghai
Shanghai is the most populous city proper in the world, and its metro area exceeds 34 million in population.
Question 7
Now it gets tougher. This might be the only city on the list less than 20 miles away from a nuclear power it is technically at war with.
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APyongyang
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BMoscow
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CSeoul
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DBeijing
Seoul
Seoul's 25 million plus residents live perilously close to the military dictatorship of North Korea.
Question 8
Another tough one. This massive city sits on the most populous island on Earth and is capital of the world's largest majority-Muslim country.
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ASumatra
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BCasablanca
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CJakarta
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DBaghdad
Jakarta
Greater Jakarta, also known as Jabodetabek, is one of the three largest metro areas in the world at over 31 million people.
Question 9
Let's go back to the Western Hemisphere. This is the largest city in South America and the largest city in the world that speaks Portugese.
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ABogota
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BQuito
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CSao Paulo
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DLima
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo has over 21 million people in its metro area and a staggering 33 million in the Extended Metropolitan Complex.
Question 10
The first of three cities on this list in a Hindu-majority country, this city is capital of the world's second-largest country.
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ATehran
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BLagos
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CCalcutta
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DNew Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the largest city in India, with a metro area population of nearly 27 million.
Question 11
Now to Africa for the only city on the continent that makes our list, which also happens to be in Africa's most populous country.
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AAbuja
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BLagos
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CCairo
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DCasablanca
Lagos
Lagos is growing so quickly that it is hard to get a reliable population estimate, but the latest figure put the total north of 21 million people.
Question 12
We'll be amazed if you get this one. This is one of China's largest cities, located on the Pearl River 75 miles from Hong Kong.
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AGuangzhou
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BBeijing
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CTaiwan
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DMacau
Guangzhou
Guangzhou may be part of the world's largest agglomeration, depending on your definition. Estimates place the population in the city proper in the 25 million range.
Question 13
Surprisingly, this is one of only two European cities among the 25 largest by metropolitan area. It may also be one of the coldest, with an average low of 14° F in February.
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ABerlin
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BParis
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CLondon
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DMoscow
Moscow
The Russian capital of Moscow is home to over 20 million people when combining the city itself with surrounding areas.
Question 14
Good luck with this one. This Chinese city borders Hong Kong and is home to one of the busiest ports in the world.
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AShenzhen
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BTaiwan
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CMacau
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DXi'an
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is one of the five largest cities in China, with a population of over 23 million.
Question 15
Let's stay in Asia but head west a bit. This city is built precariously on a flood-prone river delta and is the capital of one of the world's most populous countries.
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AVientiane
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BDhaka
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CPhnom Penh
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DManila
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and home to over 17 million people in the Dhaka metropolitan area.
Question 16
This city straddling two continents was capital of a vast, powerful empire for over 1,000 years, but today is merely the largest city in Europe.
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AIstanbul
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BAthens
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CRome
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DSparta
Istanbul
Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey, with a population north of 14 million.
Question 17
Back to the western part of Asia for this one. This is the largest city in the world's second-largest country.
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ACalcutta
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BColombo
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CIslamabad
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DMumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is home to over 21 million people.
Question 18
This city is second-largest in Japan, seated at the mouth of the Yodo River.
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AIncheon
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BHiroshima
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COsaka
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DNagasaki
Osaka
Osaka is the largest city in the Keihanshin metropolitan region of Japan, with nearly 20 million inhabitants.
Question 19
Now back to the Middle East, where this 7,000 year old city in the foothills of the Alborz mountains has been capital of its country/empire for over 200 years.
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AKathmandu
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BBeirut
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CTibet
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DTehran
Tehran
Tehran is capital of Iran and one of the world's largest cities, with over 16 million in the metropolitan area.
Question 20
We'll end how we started: in the United States. America's second-largest city sits in the Pacific time zone and was settled nearly 250 years ago by the Spanish.
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ALos Angeles
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BSan Francisco
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CChicago
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DAlbuquerque
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is one of the most populous, largest, and richest metro areas in the world, with a population of more than 18 million.
Comments (5)
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Moscow is not in Europe either! Many errors here.
Istanbul is not in Europe
You do grade a little tough as Lennyfiji54 has noted...Not complaining, just noting....
C for getting 75%? C'mon people!!
Seeing these mega cities I quote Moe from the Three Stooges ---- SPREAD OUT!