Quiz: can you identify these world cities from their density maps alone?

The LSE Cities Urban Age Programme has created density diagrams showing the number of people living in each square kilometre of a 100km by 100km area for cities around the world. Can you identify them?

Which city is this?

Dhaka

Chicago

Shanghai

Lagos

Which city is this?

London

Paris

Rome

Madrid

Which city is this?

Buffalo

Accra

Marseilles

Brisbane

Which city is this?

Islamabad

Kabul

Karachi

New Delhi

Which city is this?

Mumbai

Cairo

Jakarta

Hong Kong

Which city is this?

Los Angeles

Vancouver

Cape Town

Taipei

Which city is this?

Recife

Newcastle

Havana

Dar es Salaam

Which city is this?

New Orleans

Malaga

Melbourne

Rio de Janeiro

Which city is this?

Toronto

New York

Sao Paulo

Barcelona

Which city is this?

Buenos Aires

Mexico City

Nairobi

Beijing

10 and above.

Well done!

3 and above.

Oh dear

4 and above.

Not bad

2 and above.

Oh dear

0 and above.

Oh dear

1 and above.

Oh dear

LSE Cities says: “Residential density measures how closely people live together. More compact cities have higher densities, while cities that sprawl and have wide open spaces between buildings have lower densities. The pattern of streets, squares and urban blocks – as well as how many people live in residential units – determines the density of a city alongside the height of individual buildings.

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