eedie Free Waec Geography Expo 2016 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/RUNZ
1a i.) population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile (which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers). Commonly this may be calculated for a county, city, country, another territory, or the entire world
ii )The birth rate (along with mortality and migration rate) are used to calculate population growth. The crude birth rate is the number of live births per 1,000 people per year. Another term used interchangeably with birth rate is natality.
(1b)
(i)legislation against abortion: Abortion
should be strictly abolished by the
government so as to increase the number
of children given birth to
(ii)Absence of family planning or
deregulation of birth control programmes
to the public helps in increasing the birth
rate
(iii)Encouragement of
polygamy:polygamous family should be
encouraged so that the number of
population can be increased
(iv)government incentives, such as free
medical care, free education and as well
as child welfare benefits
2a)
i) Road transport
ii) Water transport
iii) Air transport
iv) Rail transport
2b)
i) Presence of water fall and cataracts limits the use of rivers
ii) Presence of floating vegetation e.g water weed
iii) Seasonality of most rivers is a problem
iv) Water transport by inland navigation is too slow for people with perishable goods
2c)
i) Rivers should be dredged regularly
ii) construction of canals to bye pass water falls and cataracts
iii) Water weed should be equipped refrigerated holds
3ai)
Conurbations may be broadly seen as having
the following features:
(3ai)
A conurbation is a continuously built-up
area but it does not include ribbon
development. It also does not necessarily
exclude a built-up area separated by a
narrow rural land from the main built-up
area to which it is well-attached.
(3aii)
A conurbation shows high population
density; its population is much greater than that of the nearby towns.
(3aiii) A conurbation has various
miscellaneous industries operating in it
which rely on the reserves of labour,
excellent transport, etc
(3b)
Sixfunctions of settlements are:
-Military function:some settlement have been built for military reasons eg Kano and zaria
-Commercial functions:Market centres situated in centrally located positions such as the meeting point of roads,rivers and railway routes eg Katsina,Kano and onitsha
-Minning function:some towns develop as a result of the presence of minerals.it attracts the people who seek employment in the minning centres eg Jos,Enugu,Porthacourt
-Cultural functionsSome towns perform cultural functions when they act as the custordians of the cultures of their areas eg Ife,Oyo,Benin,Kano
-Resort functions:some towns provide resort or holidays to people to rest eg Jos in the jos plateau is used as health resort by many Europeans who work in Nigeria because of its cool climate
-Administrative function:Some towns act as the administrative capitals of their state.The seat of government is located in these towns eg Abuja is the capital of Nigeria,Oyo as the headquater of yoruba kingdom,Benin as the capital of Edo knigdom
Section 2.
4c) . Once a dam is constructed, electricity can be produced at a constant rate.
2. If electricity is not needed, the sluice gates can be shut, stopping electricity generation. The water can be saved for use another time when electricity demand is high.
3. Dams are designed to last many decades and so can contribute to the generation of electricity for many years / decades.
4. The lake that forms behind the dam can be used for water sports and leisure / pleasure activities. Often large dams become tourist attractions in their own right.
5. The lake’s water can be used for irrigation purposes.
6. The build up of water in the lake means that energy can be stored until needed, when the water is released to produce electricity.
7. When in use, electricity produced by dam systems do not produce green house gases. They do not pollute the atmosphere.
5a)
-Industrialization boost the economy of a particular country
-It create job opportunity for the citizen which thereby improves it economic stability
5b)
-Unfavourable government politics do not allow industrilization to thrives
-Heavy tax placed on the industrialist mitigate against the sucesses of it existence
-Lack of motorable roads for the smooth conveyance of industrial goods from production sport to market has hampard industrialization
-Epileptic power supply which makes the industrilization to resort to using costly energy has hampard the program of industrialization
5c)
-Government should ensure that the heavy tax rate levied against the industrialization are cut down
-Motorable roads should be constructed across Nigeria roads to ease the smooth transportation of industrial goods
-There should be alternative to hydro energy generated by the country to avoid over reliance on power
-Government should avoid those policies that is repugnant to the setting up of industry in the country
6a)
i) ECOWAS aims to promote co-operation and integration in economic, social and cultural activity, ultimately leading to the establishment
of an economic and monetary union through the total integration of the national economies of member states.
ii)It also aims to raise the living
standards of its peoples, maintain and enhance economic stability, foster relations among
member states and contribute to the progress and development of the African Continent.
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