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1ai)
Population density is the number of person per unit
area of land or per square kilometre of land.
1aii)
Birth rate is the rate at which children are being
given birth to in a country.
1aiii)
optimum population is the number of people that
can be supported by by the available resources in an
area, so as to achieve the highest possible standard
of living.
1b)
i) Increased birth rate
ii) Prevention of rural to urban migration
iii) Improved health service provision
iv) Industrialisation
2a)
i) Road transport
ii) Water transport
iii) Air transport
iv) Rail transport
2b)
i) Presence of water fall and cataracts limits the use
of rivers
ii) Presence of floating vegetation e.g water weed
iii) Seasonality of most rivers is a problem
iv) Water transport by inland navigation is too slow
for people with perishable goods
2c)
i) Rivers should be dredged regularly
ii) construction of canals to bye pass water falls and
cataracts
iii) Water weed should be equipped refrigerated
holds
(3a)
(i)Two characteristics features of cornubation are:
-It is formed when two or more towns merge
-Each of the merging towns retains its distinct identity
(ii)Two characteristics features of megalopolis are :
-it contains large numbers of towns
-Its growth is due to economic development
(3b)
Six functions of settlements are:
-Military function:some settlement have been built
for military reasons eg Kano and zaria
-Commercial functions:Market centres situated in
centrally located positions such as the meeting point
of roads,rivers and railway routes eg Katsina,Kano
and onitsha
-Minning function:some towns develop as a result of
the presence of minerals.it attracts the people who
seek employment in the minning centres eg
Jos,Enugu,Porthacourt
-Cultural functionsSome towns perform cultural
functions when they act as the custordians of the
cultures of their areas eg Ife,Oyo,Benin,Kano
-Resort functions:some towns provide resort or
holidays to people to rest eg Jos in the jos plateau is
used as health resort by many Europeans who work
in Nigeria because of its cool climate
-Administrative function:Some towns act as the
administrative capitals of their state.The seat of
government is located in these towns eg Abuja is the
capital of Nigeria,Oyo as the headquater of yoruba
kingdom,Benin as the capital of Edo knigdom
(5a)
-Industrialization boost the economy of a particular
country
-It create job opportunity for the citizen which
thereby improves it economic stability
(5b)
-Unfavourable government politics do not allow
industrialization to thrives
-Heavy tax placed on the industrialist mitigate against
the successes of its existence
-Lack of motorable roads for the smooth conveyance
of industrial goods from production sport to market
has hampard industrialization
-Epileptic power supply which makes the
industrialization to resort to using costly energy has
hampard the program of industrialization
5c)
-Government should ensure that the heavy tax rate
levied against the industrialization are cut down
-Motorable roads should be constructed across
Nigeria roads to ease the smooth transportation of
industrial goods
-There should be alternative to hydro energy
generated by the country to avoid over reliance on
power
-Government should avoid those policies that is
repugnant to the setting up of industry in the country
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