Geography Past Questions and Answers

(a) On an outline map of West Africa, mark and name the
(i) approximate position of the ITCZ in January;
(ii) low pressure belt in January;
(iii) high pressure belt in January;
(iv) position and direction of the Tropical Continental A, Mass in January;
(v) Guinea current;
(vi) Canary current
(b) Discuss the relationship between the pressure belts an rainfall distribution in West Africa.

(a) On an outline map of West Africa, mark and name the;
(i) Kossou dam; (ii) Kainji dam (iii) Akosombo dam, (iv) river on which each dam is located
(b) Highlight three ways in which climate affects dams in west Africa
(c) Stat three advantages and three disadvantages of dams to West Africa.

(a) On an outline map of Africa, mark and name the:
(i) Equator,
(ii) Greenwich meridian
(iii) Tropics of Cancer an Capricorn
(iv) Cape of Good Hope
(v) Cape Blonco
(vi) Quattara depression
(vii) Zambezi river
(b) In what four wa can the relief of Africa pose problems to the construction of a trans-African highway from the Cape of Good Hope Cairo?
(c) What can be done to minimize these problems?

Compare irrigation agriculture in the Nile Basin with that in the Niger Basin under the following headings:
(a) The need for irrigation
(b) Methods used
(c) Areas covered
(d) Crops cultivated

The high rate of increase in Java's population is largely due to