JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 361· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Coal is an example of

   • Aan igneous rock
   • Ban organically formed sedimentary rock
   • Ca metamorphic rock
   • Da volcanic rock

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2. Question 362· Rocks and minerals· WAEC

   Igneous rock that cools slowly deep underground usually has

   • Alayers of sediment
   • Bno crystals
   • Cmany fossils
   • Dlarge crystals

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3. Question 363· Settlement· JAMB

   Urban sprawl means

   • Athe uncontrolled spread of a city into surrounding countryside
   • Bthe decline of cities
   • Crural depopulation only
   • Dplanned new towns

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4. Question 364· 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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5. Question 365· Settlement· JAMB

   Kano developed historically as

   • Aa seaport
   • Ba trans-Saharan trade and craft centre
   • Can oil city
   • Da mining camp

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6. Question 366· Settlement· JAMB

   A settlement whose houses are grouped closely around a centre is described as

   • Alinear
   • Bdispersed
   • Cnucleated
   • Disolated

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7. Question 367· 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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8. Question 368· Settlement· JAMB

   The growth of slums in large cities is mainly a result of

   • Agood town planning
   • Ba low birth rate
   • Crapid rural-urban migration and a shortage of housing
   • Dthe decline of rural areas only

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9. Question 369· Settlement· WAEC

   A function of an urban settlement is

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

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10. Question 370· 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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11. Question 371· Settlement· JAMB

    A nucleated settlement is one in which

    • Ahouses line a road
    • Bbuildings are scattered
    • Cbuildings are clustered together
    • Dthere are no buildings

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12. Question 372· Settlement· JAMB

    Port Harcourt developed mainly as

    • Aa religious centre
    • Ba tin mining town
    • Ca port and oil industry centre
    • Da fishing hamlet only

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13. Question 373· Settlement· JAMB

    The central business district of a city is characterised by

    • Afew shops
    • Bfarms
    • Chigh land values and tall buildings
    • Dlow traffic

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14. Question 374· 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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15. Question 375· 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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16. Question 376· Settlement· JAMB

    Settlements that stretch out along a road, railway or river are described as

    • Alinear
    • Bdispersed
    • Cnucleated
    • Disolated

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17. Question 377· Settlement· JAMB

    A settlement in which homesteads are scattered far apart over farmland is

    • Anucleated
    • Blinear
    • Cdispersed
    • Dconurbation

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18. Question 378· 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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19. Question 379· 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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20. Question 380· 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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