WAEC Geography questions: Settlement

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1. Question 1· Settlement· WAEC

   A settlement where most people engage in farming is

   • Aan urban settlement
   • Ba rural settlement
   • Ca conurbation
   • Da megacity

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2. Question 2· Settlement· WAEC

   The function of Ibadan as a centre of learning makes it

   • Aa mining town
   • Ban educational town
   • Ca port
   • Da fishing village

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3. Question 3· Settlement· WAEC

   A function of an urban settlement is

   • Aonly fishing
   • Bonly hunting
   • Ccommercial activities
   • Donly farming

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4. Question 4· Settlement· WAEC

   Which of these is a pull factor attracting people to cities?

   • Alow crop prices in villages
   • Bpoor roads in the city
   • Cland shortage in villages
   • Dbetter job opportunities

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5. Question 5· Settlement· WAEC

   A linear settlement develops

   • Ain a forest clearing
   • Baround a crossroad only
   • Con a hilltop
   • Dalong a road, river or coast

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6. Question 6· Settlement· WAEC

   Hamlets are best described as

   • Aindustrial towns
   • Blarge cities
   • Cvery small rural settlements with a few houses
   • Dcapital cities

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7. Question 7· Settlement· WAEC

   A conurbation is formed when

   • Aa village is abandoned
   • Bseveral towns grow and merge together
   • Ca town is destroyed
   • Da new farm is opened

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8. Question 8· Settlement· WAEC

   A conurbation is

   • Aa large urban area formed when towns grow together
   • Ba single village
   • Ca farm settlement
   • Da hamlet

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9. Question 9· Settlement· WAEC

   The site of a settlement is

   • Aits population
   • Bits position relative to its surroundings
   • Cits size
   • Dthe actual land on which it is built

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10. Question 10· Settlement· WAEC

    A conurbation forms when

    • Arural areas expand
    • Bvillages are abandoned
    • Ccities shrink
    • Dtowns grow and merge into one continuous urban area

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11. Question 11· Settlement· WAEC

    Settlements built along the banks of the River Niger are mainly examples of

    • Alinear settlements
    • Bnucleated settlements
    • Cdispersed settlements
    • Dconurbations

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12. Question 12· Settlement· WAEC

    The function of a settlement means its

    • Asize
    • Bsite
    • Cmain activity, such as a port or administrative centre
    • Dshape

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13. Question 13· Settlement· WAEC

    A hamlet is

    • Aa capital city
    • Ba large city
    • Ca very small rural settlement
    • Da port

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14. Question 14· Settlement· WAEC

    Linear settlements develop along

    • Aroads, rivers or coastlines
    • Bhilltops
    • Cthe centre of deserts
    • Da single well

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15. Question 15· Settlement· WAEC

    Urban problems include

    • Ano housing demand
    • Btoo much farmland
    • Ctraffic congestion and poor waste disposal
    • Dfew people

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16. Question 16· Settlement· WAEC

    Which Nigerian city was built mainly as an administrative centre?

    • AAba
    • BAbuja
    • COnitsha
    • DWarri

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17. Question 17· Settlement· WAEC

    A settlement in which buildings are spread out is

    • Anucleated
    • Bdispersed
    • Clinear
    • Da conurbation

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