Geography 1998 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 36 :

• WAEC 1998

(a) Identify, with examples, any four ways in which urban settlements differ from one another
(b) In which four ways are rural settlements dependent on urban settlements?

Question 37 :

• WAEC 1998

(a) In what four ways is air transportation different from water transportation?
(b) Highlight three major contributions of transportation to national development
(c) State any three problems of water transportation in Tropical Africa

Question 38 :

• WAEC 1998

(a) Highlight any three characteristics of manufacturing industries in Tropical Africa
(b) State four ways by which manufacturing industries contribute to the economic development of Tropical Africa
(c) Outline four problems facing industrial development in the region

Question 39 :

• WAEC 1998

(a) Describe five factors responsible for the low volumes of trade between Nigeria and the other African countries
(b) Suggest five ways of increasing the volume of trade between Nigeria and the other countries in Africa

Question 40 :

• WAEC 1998

Differentiate between the practice of agriculture in the sorest and savanna regions of Nigeria under the following headings:
(a) Favourable factors
(b) Products
(c) Economic importance