City Facts: True or False? (Part 2)

Select whether each fact about cities is true or false.

Thanks to KatnissGeography for giving me some of these city facts.

Jetpunk does not consider Russia to be part of Asia because its capital is in the European part of Russia.

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Last updated: March 15, 2021

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1. India has the most people living in Urban areas.

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China has 726M people living in urban areas compared to India's 426M.

2. Guangzhou-Shenzen, China, is the largest urban area in the world.

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The urban population of Guangzhou is 47.6 million. Second place is Tokyo, Japan, with a population of 40.5 million.

3. Reno, Nevada is further west than Los Angeles, California

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It may not seem like it but Reno is further west than LA because of the curvature of the west coast of the U.S.

4. Currently, more people living in the United Kingdom reside in city-proper areas.

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Around 80% of the UK's population resides in the Countryside where the remaining 20% reside in cities.

5. Stockholm, Sweden is the northernmost capital city in the world.

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Reykjavík, Iceland is far more north of Stockholm standing on the coordinates of 64.13534° N, -21.895214° E. Stockholm stands at 59.332787° N, 18.064487° E.

6. The least most populated capital city in the world is Vatican City.

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Ngerulmud (Capital of Palau) has a population of just 391 people compared to Vatican City's 826.

7. The most densely populated city slum is located in Mumbai, India.

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The Dharavi slums are the most densely populated in the world at a staggering 869,565 people per square mile.

8. The northernmost capital city in Asia is Nur-Sultan.

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Nur-Sultan is the northernmost capital city in Asia located in Kazakhstan at 51°10'48.36"N, 71°26'45.53"E.

9. In London, there is a landmark called "The Statue of Liberty".

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The Statue of Liberty (Sometimes known as "Lady Liberty"), is actually located in New York City.

10. The River Rhine does not flow through Paris.

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The River Rhine does not flow through Paris. The only river which flows through it is the River Seine.

11. There are a total of 68 cities in the United Kingdom.

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There are actually a total of 69 officially recognised cities in the U.K.

12. Every continent in the world has a city called "Roma".

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Obviously, Antarctica does not have a city called "Roma" nor does it have any cities at all.

13. The largest urban area in India is Mumbai (By population).

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Delhi has a slightly higher urban population of 31.1 million people whereas Mumbai has a population of 25.6 million people.

14. The largest urban area in the United States is Chicago (By population).

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New York City is the largest urban area with a population of 21.8 million. Chicago only has a population of 9.65 million.

15. The least populated U.S state capital is Montpelier.

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Montpelier is the least populated state capital with only 1,685 residents. Second place is Pierre with 13,980 residents.

Level 59

Mar 8, 2021

Great Quiz I can't believe i got the question about roma wrong, i forgot about anarctica. also number 6 and number 15 seem to contradict each other

Level 63

Mar 8, 2021

Thanks! Also, I will change question number 15.

Level 59

Mar 8, 2021

Also can you add to the description that in this quiz russia is not counted as asia because moscow is in europe. i knew that but some people might be confused

Level 63

Mar 8, 2021

sure I will do that too.

Level 63

Mar 8, 2021

Awesome quiz! I thought that maybe you meant to write west instead of north for question three, but maybe not.

Level 63

Mar 8, 2021

Oh yes I was supposed to write West anyway lol! My mind is somewhere different today.

Level 54

Mar 8, 2021

Nice Quiz!

Level 63

Mar 8, 2021

Thanks!

Level 76

Mar 14, 2021

Guangzhou-Shenzhen is now one urban area, and has a larger population than Tokyo Urban area. Also, I suspect you got the urban and rural populations of the UK the wrong way around - it's more like 80% urban.

Level 63

Mar 15, 2021

oh ok. I will change question number 3. Also, I meant people residing in city-proper.