Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Settlements

Question:

Which city was the first urban settlement to reach a population of one million?

Options:

Paris

New York

Tokyo

London

Correct Answer:

London

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → London

The first urban settlement to reach a population of one million was the city of London by around. A.D. 1810. By 1982 approximately 175 cities in the world had crossed the one million population mark.