Geography Past Questions and Answers

(a) Outline any four advantages of concentration of industries in urban areas.
(b) Highlight any three disadvantages of concentration of industries in urban areas.
(c) Describe three factors responsible for the dominance of light industries in the developing countries

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name:
(i) one area important for oil palm production;
(ii) one area important for cattle rearing;
(iii) one town in the oil palm producing area;
(iv) two towns in the cattle rearing area
(b) Outline any three factors that favour cattle rearing in the area shown in (a) (ii) above.
(c) Highlight any three ways in which cattle rearing is cf importance to Nigeria

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name:
(i) Lake Kainji;
(ii) one area with extinct volcano;
(iii) the Udi hills;
(iv) the River Hadeija
(b) Highlight any four problems of development in the Eastern Borderland
(c) Outline two solutions to any of the problems highlighted in (b) above

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, show and name;
(i) one area of sparse population;
(ii) one area of moderate population;
(iii) one area of dense population;
(iv) one town in (a)(i) above
(b) Outline three factors responsible for the dense population in the area shown in (a) (iii) above.
(c) Highlight three problems of dense populatiion in (a)(iii) above.

(a) Draw a sketch map of Africa. On the map, show and name the
(i) River Nile; (ii) River Niger; (iii) River Orange (iv) River Zambezi
(b) Describe four characteristics of African rivers
(c) Highlight three uses of African rivers