Match the type of city to the examples.
-earliest towns and cities
A)Paris and São Paulo
B)Manchester and Chicago
C)Rio de Janeiro, Accra, Kolkata, São Paulo
D)Venice, Antwerp, Lisbon, St. Petersburg
E)Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manila, and Nairobi
F)New York, London, Hong Kong, Miami, Singapore
G)Erbil, Thebes, and Ur
H)Mexico City, Dhaka, Jakarta, Lagos, Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, São Paulo, and Teheran

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The earliest towns and cities are represented by ancient settlements like Erbil, Thebes, and Ur.

Answer: D
 Venice, Antwerp, Lisbon, and St. Petersburg are all cities that have a rich history and date back a few centuries.

Answer: A
 Paris and Sao Paulo are both modern cities that have developed over the last few hundred years.

Answer: E
 Mumbai, Kolkata, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manila, and Nairobi are all cities that have developed rapidly in the 20th century and are considered to be examples of "megacities."

Answer: H
 Mexico City, Dhaka, Jakarta, Lagos, Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, and Tehran are all megacities that have grown rapidly in the 20th century and are still growing.

Match the Type of City to the Examples