Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 3
Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
An existing settlement has a population of 12 000. The natural increase rate is 2.5 % per year and net migration adds 300 persons annually. The settlement occupies 8 km². The average household size is 5 persons and each new house requires a plot of \(0.0002\ \text{km}^2\).\n\n(a) Project the population after 10 years, assuming the growth and migration occur each year.\n(b) Estimate the number of households required at that time and the total land needed for housing.\n(c) Based on the projected population, will the settlement be re‑classified as a town (population ≥ 20 000) or remain a village? Provide the projected population, land needed (km², to two decimal places) and the classification.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2017 Geography Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.
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