JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 381· Settlement· JAMB

   The site of a settlement refers to

   • Athe actual land on which it is built
   • Bits relationship with other places
   • Cits population
   • Dits age

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2. Question 382· 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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3. Question 383· Settlement· JAMB

   A hierarchy of settlements ranks them according to

   • Arainfall
   • Bcolour of buildings
   • Csize and range of services
   • Dsoil type

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4. Question 384· 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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5. Question 385· 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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6. Question 386· Settlement· JAMB

   A bridging-point settlement grows where

   • Aa mountain is highest
   • Ba river can be crossed
   • Csoil is poorest
   • Drain is heaviest

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7. Question 387· Settlement· WAEC

   A hamlet is

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

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8. Question 388· Settlement· JAMB

   Central place theory was developed by

   • AAlfred Weber
   • BWalter Christaller
   • CJohann von Thünen
   • DThomas Malthus

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9. Question 389· Settlement· JAMB

   The situation of a settlement means

   • Aits functions
   • Bthe land it is built on
   • Cits population
   • Dits position in relation to surrounding features

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10. Question 390· Settlement· WAEC

    Linear settlements develop along

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

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11. Question 391· Settlement· JAMB

    One function of a market town is to

    • Adefend the national border
    • Bmine minerals
    • Cgenerate electricity
    • Dserve as a centre for buying and selling produce from the surrounding area

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12. Question 392· Settlement· JAMB

    A dispersed settlement pattern is common where

    • Athere is a single water point
    • Bland is scarce
    • Cfarmers live on their own farms
    • Ddefence is needed

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13. Question 393· Settlement· WAEC

    Urban problems include

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

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14. Question 394· Settlement· WAEC

    Which Nigerian city was built mainly as an administrative centre?

    • AAba
    • BAbuja
    • COnitsha
    • DWarri

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15. Question 395· Settlement· WAEC

    A settlement in which buildings are spread out is

    • Anucleated
    • Bdispersed
    • Clinear
    • Da conurbation

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16. Question 396· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The earth rotates on its axis from

    • Aeast to west
    • Bwest to east
    • Cnorth to south
    • Dsouth to north

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17. Question 397· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    Which planet takes the shortest time to go round the sun?

    • AMars
    • BVenus
    • CMercury
    • DJupiter

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18. Question 398· The earth in the solar system· JAMB

    Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

    • AJupiter
    • BSaturn
    • CEarth
    • DNeptune

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19. Question 399· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The earth's rotation causes

    • Athe tides only
    • Bthe seasons
    • Ceclipses only
    • Dday and night

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20. Question 400· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The planet famous for its prominent rings is

    • AMercury
    • BMars
    • CSaturn
    • DVenus

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