Geography Past Questions and Answers

(a) Explain the term environmental resource
(b) Using specific examples, describe the importance of water as an environmental resource
(c) Outline any three sources of water.

(a) Name any four functions of towns giving a specific example of each
(b) In what four ways can the initial function of a town contribute to its growth?
(c) Highlight any three ways in which rural settlements are dependent on urban settlements.

In what ways can poor transportation limit the economic development of any one country?

(a) Account for the relative low level of industrial development in tropical Africa
(b) State five ways in which the industrial sector has contributed to the economic development of the region

(a) (i) Name any one sea route that links Nigeria with Europe
(ii) Identify two countries in Europe that trade with Nigeria, using the route
(b) Indicate any four products that are carried along the route
(c) Describe five ways in which international trade is important to Nigeria