(a) Name any two types of urban settlements (b) Outline the characteristic features of each type (c) Describe any four problems facing urban centres.
Explanation
(a) Two types of urban settlements are: (i) Conurbation and (ii) Megalopolis (b) Characteristics of conurbation: (i) It is made up of two or more towns (ii) The towns are joined together (iii) towns still retain their identity Characteristics of megalopolis: (i) It is made up of many cities (iii) The cities a joined together (iii) It represents the largest urban settlement (c) Four problems facing urban centres are (i) Inadequate transport facilities as a result of increasing number of people trooping into urban centres (ii) Over-use and deterioration of available social amenities such as water, electrical school, etc (iii) Increase in the rate of crime as a result of lack of employment of able-bodied persons (iv) The problem of undue increase in human and vehicular traffic in urban areas.