Question 40
SettlementA 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 towns join together over a considerable area
- E.whose industrial and residential suburbs have expanded to give an urban sprawl.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity)
Explanation
In a conurbation towns merge but keep their own names.