1996 WAEC SSCE Geography Past Questions

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The low level of trade among West African countries is mainly because

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Africa has the largest potential reserves of hydro-electric power in the world due to

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In Africa, the veldt is located in the

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Some plant diseases are checked during the fallow periods in the bush fallowing system of agriculture because the

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Monoculture is a term associated with

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The Muturu type of cattle is reared mainly in the western highland region of Nigeria because

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Describe the practice of pastoral nomadism in EastAfrica under the following headings:(a) Areas and people involved; (b) Methods (c) Problems (d) Economic importance

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(a) On an outline map of Africa, locate and name, outside Nigeria, (i) two areas important for the mining of gold (ii) two areas important for the mining of petroleum; (iii) two areas important for the mining of copper…

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(a) On an outline map of Africa, locate and name (i) two areas important for fruit farming (ii) two areas important for irrigation agriculture (iii) one important town in each area(b) What three problems face the cultiv…

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(a) Draw an outline map of Africa and on it locate: (i) Latitude 0° and longitude 20°E (ii) one named ocean current along the Western coast and one along the Eastern coast (iii) two named deserts (one in the North and t…

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(a) What five benefits does Nigeria derive from being a member of the ECOWAS?(b) Outline four problems facing the community

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Compare and contrast the eastern scarplands and western highlands under the following headings; (a) Relief (b) people and population (c) settlement pattern (d) Agriculture

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Write a geographical account of the Chad basin under the following headings:(a) Relief and drainage(b)Agriculture(c) Problems of development

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(a) On an outline map of Nigeria, locate and name:(i) the rail lines linking Lagos to Nguru(ii) the railway line linking Port-Harcourt to Kaduna(b) Explain any four ways in which rail contributed to the economic develop…

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(a) Explain any four problems facing Agriculture in Nigeria(b) Highlight three effects of these problems on the economic development of Nigeria(c) How can the problems in (a) above be solved?

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(a) On a sketch map of Nigeria, show and name the (i) three climatic belts; (ii) dominant air masses which influence the climate of Nigeria(b) Outline three ways in which the Sudan savannah vegetation has adapted itsel…

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(a) What five advantages could be derived when countries trade with one another?(b) Highlight four factors which influenced the trade between Nigeria and Canada.

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(a) Give an example of a (i) light industry? (ii) heavy industry?(b) Describe any four characteristics of each type of industry(c) Explain any three favourable factors for the location of any one of the industries

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(a) Give three reasons why air transportation may be preferred to the other modes of transportation(b) State any three disadvantages of air transportation(c) How can these disadvantages be overcome?

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(a) Using specific examples, identify any three classes of settlements based on their functions(b) Describe the characteristics of any two of the settlement types identified in (a) above.

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