Neco 2017 Geography Question 39

Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2017 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2017 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 39 NECO • 2017 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A town occupies an area of \(25\) km\(^2\). Land‑use distribution is: residential 40 %, commercial 10 %, industrial 15 %, agricultural 35 %. In residential zones the average household size is 5 persons and each household occupies \(0.025\) ha. Determine the total population of the town. Then calculate the overall population density (persons per km\(^2\)) and the population density for the residential area only (persons per km\(^2\)).

Answer Options

A. Total population = 200 000; overall density = 9 000 persons km⁻²; residential density = 20 000 persons km⁻².
Correct Answer B. Total population = 200 000; overall density = 8 000 persons km⁻²; residential density = 20 000 persons km⁻².
C. Total population = 180 000; overall density = 7 200 persons km⁻²; residential density = 18 000 persons km⁻².
D. Total population = 220 000; overall density = 8 800 persons km⁻²; residential density = 22 000 persons km⁻².
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Total population = 200 000; overall density = 8 000 persons km⁻²; residential density = 20 000 persons km⁻².

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This is Neco 2017 Geography Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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