The Consistently Largest Mega-City in the World for the Past

question 34

Multiple Choice

The consistently largest mega-city in the world for the past several decades has been

• A) New York City.
• B) London.
• C) Tokyo.
• D) Mexico City.

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Definitions:

Epidemiologic Transition

A phase of development witnessed by a sudden and stark increase in population growth rates brought by medical innovation in disease or disease control.

Mortality

The incidence of death within a population; the rate at which deaths occur in a particular population, typically expressed per thousand individuals per year.

Demographic Transition

The transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Oral Rehydration Therapy

A simple, cost-effective treatment for dehydration, especially due to diarrhea, involving the oral intake of a solution of salts and sugars.