Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 486:

• 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 487:

• 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 488:

• WAEC 1996

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

Question 489:

• 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.

Question 490:

• WAEC 1996

(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 cultivation of fruits in the area selected in (b) above?