Geography Past Questions and Answers

(a) On a sketch map of West Africa, show and name (i) the home areas of the Ashanti, the Wolof and the Mandingo
(ii) two areas with a population density of over 100 persons per km2
(iii) two areas with a population density of less than 5 persons per km2
(b) Explain how the variation in population density in West Africa has been aided by the following: (i) Historical factors (11) Agriculture (iii) Mining (iv) Industrialisation

On a sketch map of Africa, show and name:
(I) Cape Verde and the Cape of Good Hope
(ii) the Rivers Nile, Niger and Orange
(iii) the East African rift valley
(iv) one fold mountain in the north and one in the south
(b) In what three ways are the highlands of Africa economically important?
(c) Describe three ways in which the rivers of Africa are of importance.

(a) On a sketch map of Africa, mark and name:
(i) one area receiving rainfall throughout the year
(ii) one area receiving rainfall in summer only
(iii) one warm ocean current (indicating the direction of flow)
(iv) one cold ocean current (indicating the direction of flow)
(b) (i) Identify the type of nature vegetation found in each of the areas shown on your map
(ii) How has rainfall accounted for the difference in vegetation in the two areas?

Give reasons for each of any three of the following:
(a) the importance of fruit farming in the Mediterranean lands
(b) the predominance of lumbering in the Zaire basin
(c) the declining importance of bush fallowing in WestAfrica
(d) the importance of plantation agriculture in EastAfrica.

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