What Characteristic Defines a Megacity

question 49

Multiple Choice

What characteristic defines a megacity?

• A) a city that has more than 10 million inhabitants
• B) a city that grows by approximately 1,000 new immigrants each day from overpopulated rural areas
• C) a cluster of small or medium-sized cities, each with population of less than 1 million
• D) a suburban sprawl of developed suburbs
• E) a city that has over 100 high-rise buildings

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