The growth of cities

The first cities developed as trading centres in Asia and _________ about 7000 years ago.

• Africa

• Middle East

• Europe

• Australia

Now over _______ of all the people in the world live in cities.

• half

• one third

• one sixth

• one tenth

Choose two civic buildings.

• city halls

• shops

• houses

• town halls

Very tall buildings are called ___________.

Many cities have a mixture of older and newer buildings.

• True

• False

The middle of the city is called the ________ where most offices, banks and large shops are.

__________ trains and metros help cities to spread outwards.

An area on the outskirts of a town or city where many people live. (s_______)

A very large urban area formed when a city grows and joins with neighbouring towns and villages.

What is usually the largest and most important city in a country?