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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlementMay/June 2011Paper 1 Q225 Marks

(a) Study Fig. 3, which shows the number of shops and services in different sized settlements in a rural region of France (an MEDC). [Figure 3.0 (Bar chart showing average number of shops and services vs. number of people living in settlement)] Fig. 3 (b) Study Photographs A and B (Insert), which show services in an urban area in Nigeria (an LEDC). (c) Many settlements have grown over the years into large urban areas. For a named example of a large settlement, explain the reasons for its growth. Name of large settlement..

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) May/June 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Population and settlement and is worth 25 marks.

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