Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 346:

• WAEC 1994

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

Question 347:

• WAEC 1994

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

Question 348:

• WAEC 1994

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

Question 349:

• WAEC 1994

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

Question 350:

• WAEC 1994

One relative advantage o water transport over road transport is its

A. Capacity for passenger traffic only
B. Ability to link all parts of any country
C. Suitability for bulky and heavy cargo
D. Great speed over long distances
E. Being less affected by bad weather