Geography Past Questions and Answers

(a) On a sketch map of Nigeria locate and name any four vegetation belts
(b) Highlight four ways in which the forest vegetation contributes to the economy of the country
(c) Outline any four problems associated with the exploitation of the forest vegetation.

(a) What is meant by the term hinterland?
(b) Highlight with specific examples, the importance of sea ports in the economy of Nigeria
(c) State any four problems of port development in Nigeria

Contrast the Sokoto Plains with the Eastern highlands under the following headings
(a) relief and drainage
(b) resources and human activities
(c) problems of development

(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria and on it, locate and name
(i) three major zones of modern manufacturing industries
(ii) two important towns within each zone
(b) Outline any three problems which result from the concentration of manufacturing industries in these zones
(c) Suggest three steps which can be taken to encourage the growth of industries outside these zones.

Write explanatory notes on any four of the following
(a) Cocoa growing in western Nigeria
(b) Oil palm production in the eastern states
(c) Rice cultivation ire the middle belt
(d) Intensive farming in the Kano close-settled zone