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1a.
A Conurbation is the name given to two or more towns/cities which are grown to merge with one another.

*Choose any two*
1b.
i. Lagos - Ikeja (Nigeria)
ii. Accra - Tema (Ghana)
iii. Khartoum - Omdurman (Sudan)
iv. New York - Philadelphia (USA)
v. Cairo - Ugize (Egypt)
vi. Serrekund - Baku (Gambia)

*Choose any 4*
1c.
i. Traffic congestion
ii. Housing congestion
iii. Overstretching of social amenities
iv. Unemployment
v. Pollution (industrial and environmental)
vi. Uncontrolled crime rate
vii. Slum development
viii. High cost of living

1d.
*Choose any 4*
i. Provision of social amenities
ii. Creation of more social amenities
iii. Provision of more houses at affordable rate
iv. Improved waste disposal measures
v. Development of satellite towns
vi. Improved development control measures
vii. Improved transport network or diversified means of transportation

WAEC GCE GEOGRAPHY

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(4a)
Shifting cultivation is a method of agriculture where an area of land is cleared off its vegetation and cultivated for a period of time and then abandoned for its fertility to be naturally restored.

(4bi)
Characteristics:
(i) Cultivation is mainly for subsistence.
(ii) Farming depends mainly on family labour.
(iii) The land is abandoned when the yields decline.

(4bii)
Benefits:
(i) It helps used land to get back all lost nutrients and as long as no damage occurs therefore.
(ii) It saves a wide range of resources and provides nutrients because a small area is usually cleared and the burned vegetation offers many nutrients
(iii) It helps to ensure more productivity and sustainability of agriculture

(4biii)
Disadvantages:
(i) It can easily lead to deforestation because when soil fertility is exhausted, farmers move on and clear another small area of the forest
(ii) It can easily cause soil erosion and desertification
(iii) It restricts the intensity of land use
(iv) It easily leads to loss of biodiversity
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3ai)
A census is an official survey of the population of a country that is carried out in order to find out how many people live there and to obtain details of such things as people's ages and jobs.

aii) A material's density is defined as its mass per unit volume.

aiii) Death rate definition is - the ratio between deaths and individuals in a specified population and time.
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5b)
i)A great circle is the shortest path between two points along the surface of a sphere.
ii)great circle is the intersection of the surface with a plane passing through the center of the planet.
iii)They cross successive meridians at different angles.

5c)
i)Great circle are of importance to navigation and aviation.
ii)The shortest route between any two places is along the arc of the great circle which passes through them.
iii)Ships crossing the vast oceans and aircrafts follow the Great circle route in order to save fuel and time.
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