Waec Geography 1996 Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• WAEC 1996

(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 development of Nigeria
(c) Highlight any three problems of rail transportation in Nigeria

Question 42:

• WAEC 1996

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

Question 43:

• WAEC 1996

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

Question 44:

• WAEC 1996

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

Question 45:

• WAEC 1996

(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 the other in the South)
(b) Give three reasons for the presence of deserts in the north of Africa.