Neco 2019 Geography Question 17

Practice objective / multiple choice question 17 from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Neco 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 17 NECO • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

Five years ago a settlement had a population of 10,000. Today its population is 12,500. The settlement possesses a secondary school, a health centre, a weekly market (operating once a week) and a bank, and it lies 45\,km from the nearest city. According to the classification rule, a settlement is a town if its population is between 5,000 and 20,000 and it has at least two of the following facilities: secondary school, bank, health centre, market that operates at least twice a week; otherwise it is a village. Assuming the annual population growth rate remains constant, determine the projected population after three more years and state whether the settlement will be classified as a town or a village at that time.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Town
B. City
C. Hamlet
D. Village
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Town

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This is Neco 2019 Geography Question 17. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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