WAEC Geography 1994 Question 40

Question 40

Settlement

A conurbation is a settlement

  1. A.with about 500,000 people
  2. B.whose people are predominantly farmers
  3. C.in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
  4. D.where a large number of towns join together over a considerable area
  5. 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.