I don't know the exact number of towns and cities in Australia, but in the English Wikipedia there are listed mor than 2,500 towns and cities.
The word metropolis means, a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city or chief city in a State, area, region, or country. Obviously, that is in direct contrast to a small town.
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It is because people from the other towns decide to migrate to get better life. e.g. jobs, better healthcare, more services...
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Two reasons, A) It is further south, and on the other side of the country, B) Cities are always warmer than small towns and villages. The buildings retain heat and affect the climate.
Yes, tornadoes are more likely to hit rural areas or small towns because they cover relatively small areas and are less likely to affect large cities with total destruction. However, some tornadoes have hit big cities in the past due to chance or specific weather conditions.
It depends on what you mean by better, although I assume you mean which is a better place to live. For a family, a better place would be a small town, most likely in the suburbs of a city. Suburbs are family-friendly places and you associate closely with the community. Suburbs are usually safer than cities as well.
Between Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, there are a few small cities and towns, including Plainview and Littlefield. The distance between the two larger cities is about 120 miles, and while there are not many significant urban centers directly between them, these smaller communities can be found along the route. Overall, the area is primarily rural, with scattered towns rather than densely populated cities.
people migrate from village to cities because in cities there is more facilities and opportunity than villages
The Soviet Union (Russia) had large deaths while fighting the Germans. Both Russia (Soviet Union) and China HAD BIG CITIES. Big cities have MORE PEOPLE than small towns. Example: Bigger cities also have higher crime rates, more automobile accidents, and more noise, then smaller towns do.
The patrician class lived in open Villas The equestrians had Domi-smaller than villae and found in towns and cities. The plebians had quite small insulae and were usually multistorey