WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 160

796.

Ubanisation can be described as the

A.

growth of twons, especially in terms of human population and physical size

B.

eventual merging of two urban centres to form a single, sprawling city

C.

migration of people from urban to rural areas

D.

migration people from one urban centre to another

E.

merhing of two or more cities to from a continous settlement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

797.

A conurbation is a settlement

A.

with about 500.000 people

B.

whose people are predominantly farmers

C.

in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity

D.

where a large number of town join together over a considerable area

E.

whose industrial and residential suburbs have expanded to give an urban sprawl

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

798.

One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that

A.

rural settlements are areas of secondary activities

B.

urban settlements are areas of primary activities

C.

urban settlements are areas of secondary and tertiary activities

D.

both primary and tertary activities predominate in urban settlement

E.

rural settlements are areas of tertiary activities

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

799.

Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration on the source region?

A.

Rural depopulation

B.

Urban depopulation

C.

Rural congestion

D.

Rural unemployment

E.

Urban congestion

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

800.

Which of the following has the highest population concentration?

A.

Tropical Asia

B.

Peninsular Europe

C.

Temperat interior of North America

D.

Temperate coastland of South America

E.

Tropical interior of Africa

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.