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Which one of the following is the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million (million-plus city) ?<\/p>\n

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\nLondon was the first urban settlement in the world to reach a population size of one million.
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\nLondon’s population reached one million around the year 1800 or slightly after, becoming the largest city in the world at that time due to industrialization and increased trade.
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\nWhile cities like Rome in antiquity might have had populations approaching or even exceeding a million at their peak, London is widely recognized as the first modern city to reach this milestone during the Industrial Revolution era. Paris reached a million later in the 19th century, and New York and Washington D.C. reached it even later.
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