Geography 1989 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 56 :

• WAEC 1989

(a) Discuss the problems of transportation on the
(i) Niger-Benue waterway
(ii) Lagos-Kano railway line
(b) Suggest possible solutions to these problems

Question 57 :

• WAEC 1989

(a) Describe the methods of irrigation agriculture in either the Nile Valley or the Niger Valley
(b) Give reasons for the irrigation agriculture in any one of the river valleys
(c) Discuss the problems associated with irrigation agriculture in the river valley you have chosen above

Question 58 :

• WAEC 1989

(a) Discuss the main features of rotational bush fallowing in West Africa
(b) Describe the major factors affecting the practice of bush fallowing in West Africa
(c) Explain the problems associated with this farming method.

Question 59 :

• WAEC 1989

(a) Draw a sketch map of Africa and on it mark and name the following dams:
(i) Kariba
(ii) Aswan
(iii) Cabora Bassa
(iv) Akosombo
(v) Owen
(b) With reference to specific examples in Africa, discuss the importance of hydro-electric power projects to the economy
(c) Explain the problems facing the development of hydro-electric power projects in Tropical Africa.

Question 60 :

• WAEC 1989

(a) Describe the methods of lumbering used in either Zaire or Nigeria
(b) Discuss the problems associated with the exploitation of timber in the area
(c) Using relevant examples, discuss the economic importance of lumbering in Equatorial Africa.