Which of the following statements about urban agglomeration are correct?
A. A town and its adjoining urban outgrowths
B. Two or more contagious towns with or without their outgrowth
C. All cities with more than 10 million population
D. A city and one or more adjoining towns with their outgrowths together forming a contiguous spread
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Majority of metropolitan and mega cities are urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration may consist of any one of the following three combinations:
(i) a town and its adjoining urban outgrowths,
(ii) two or more contiguous towns with or without their outgrowths, and
(iii) a city and one or more adjoining towns with their outgrowths together forming a contiguous spread.
All cities with more than 10 million population are called as Mega City or Megapolis.