Urban Geography (GPLA2105)

BA. Geography and Planning - GP

Semester: First Semester

Level: 200

Year: 2016

Answers (200 )
The University of Bamenda
Faculty of Arts
Department of Geography and Planning
GEOP 209: Urban Geography (CA) Name…………………………………………………
Instructions: Answer all the questions in both sections
Section A (Use answering sheets)
1. Name 4 ways in which towns can be classified. (4mks)
2. Name 2 factors/indicators that can be used to classify towns statistically. (4mks)
3. (a) Can Bambili be considered as an urban area? Yes or No (2mks)
(b) Name 2 important functions of Bambili. (5mks)
Section B (Answer on this question paper)
Answer all the questions. Marks (X) on the correct answer box (i.e. that which does not fit in the group)
S/N
Questions
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1
Town definition difficult because of a) continuum concept b) varying country official designation c)
changing town characteristics d) difficulty in counting urban population
2
How the firs': towns started a) improved agric techniques, b) increase in industrial output, c) agric
population set free, d) freed agric population took on new occupations.
3
Not urban a) hamlet, b) town, c) megalopolis, d) city
4
General characteristics of pre-industrial towns: a) small, b) set in rural surroundings c) crowded
market/craft places, d) booming industries
5
New occupations of the early towns were: a) Hand manufactures, b) agriculture, c) Community
Organisation, d) Specialised Artisan (pick the exception)
6
Criteria for defining town or city: a) population Numbers b) economic, c) administrative, d)
population density (pick the exception)
7
Causes of urbanization: a)Economic development b) agglomeration economies c) political and
social change d) urban sprawl
8
Pre-industrial cities were: a) walled, b) rural food production determined the city population c)
foreigners resided in the centre d) rich in the centre, (pick the exception)
9
Which of these is not a characteristic of pre-industrial city centre? a) temples, b) castles, c)
palaces, d) faubourge
10
General characteristics of industrial towns: a) Large scale retailing/whole sale, b) factory work, c)
city/town hall in the centre, d) traded only with surrounding areas
11
Which of these is not used to describe a site? a) relief, b) river, c) micro-climate d) 90 km North of
the national headquarters
12
Which is not a relief site description? A) River delta, b) hill top, c) plain, d) valley
13
Plan of Renaissance towns had: a) Finely built palaces, b) Fortified c) narrow winding streets to the
centre d) wheel or radial with concentric circular roads.
14
The bad things of modern cities: a) pollution, b) haphazard unplanned growth, c) congestion, d)
modem cars
15
Cameroon urban system has a) bi-primacy, b) primacy, c) normal rank size, d) agglomerations
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