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Question 346:

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

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A Rural depopulation
B Urban depopulation
C Rural congestion
D Rural unemployment
E Urban congestion

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Question 347:

One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that

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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

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Question 348:

A conurbation is a settlement

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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

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Question 349:

Ubanisation can be described as the

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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

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Question 350:

One relative advantage o water transport over road transport is its

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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

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