JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Settlement

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1. Question 1· 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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2. Question 2· 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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3. Question 3· 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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4. Question 4· Settlement· JAMB

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

   • Alinear
   • Bdispersed
   • Cnucleated
   • Disolated

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5. Question 5· 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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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· Settlement· WAEC

   A function of an urban settlement is

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

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8. Question 8· 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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9. Question 9· 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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10. Question 10· 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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11. Question 11· 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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12. Question 12· 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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13. Question 13· 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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14. Question 14· Settlement· JAMB

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

    • Alinear
    • Bdispersed
    • Cnucleated
    • Disolated

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15. Question 15· Settlement· JAMB

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

    • Anucleated
    • Blinear
    • Cdispersed
    • Dconurbation

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16. Question 16· 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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17. Question 17· 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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18. Question 18· 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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19. Question 19· 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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20. Question 20· 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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