2018 Waec Gce Geography Objective and Essay Questions and Answers | Waec Exam Runs

Geography Obj 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. D 42. A 43. A 44. A 45. B 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. D

*GEOGRAPHY

NO2 COMPLETED

*(2a)*
(i)it open up new area for economic activities

(ii)It link one settlement to another

(iii)it links producer to consumers

(iv)it distributes finished goods to market

(V)it facilitates movement of people , labour and troops


*(2b)*
(i)Deliberate effort should be made towards the expansion of the rail network in order to generate growth in the economy

(ii)Efforts should be geared towards improvement of the efficiency of the rail network

(iii)Government should make capital available to railway authorities to enhance efficiency

(iv)Training and retraining of personnel should be undertaken from time to time

(v)There should be regular  maintenance of rail facilities eg track, coaches, engines to increase efficiency

(4a) 
Shifting cultivation is a method of agriculture where an area of land is cleared off its vegetation and cultivated for a period of time and then abandoned for its fertility to be naturally restored.

(4bi)
Characteristics:
(i) Cultivation is mainly for subsistence.
(ii) Farming depends mainly on family labour.
(iii) The land is abandoned when the yields decline.

(4bii)
Benefits:
(i) It helps used land to get back all lost nutrients and as long as no damage occurs therefore.
(ii) It saves a wide range of resources and provides nutrients because a small area is usually cleared and the burned vegetation offers many nutrients
(iii) It helps to ensure more productivity and sustainability of agriculture

(4biii)
Disadvantages:
(i) It can easily lead to deforestation because when soil fertility is exhausted, farmers move on and clear another small area of the forest
(ii) It can easily cause soil erosion and desertification
(iii) It restricts the intensity of land use
(iv) It easily leads to loss of biodiversity
1a.
A Conurbation is the name given to two or more towns/cities which are grown to merge with one another.

*Choose any two*
1b.
i. Lagos - Ikeja (Nigeria) 
ii. Accra - Tema (Ghana) 
iii. Khartoum - Omdurman (Sudan)
iv. New York - Philadelphia (USA)
v. Cairo - Ugize (Egypt)
vi. Serrekund - Baku (Gambia)

*Choose any 4*
1c.
i. Traffic congestion 
ii. Housing congestion
iii. Overstretching of social amenities
iv. Unemployment
v. Pollution (industrial and environmental)
vi. Uncontrolled crime rate
vii. Slum development
viii. High cost of living

1d.
*Choose any 4*
i. Provision of social amenities
ii. Creation of more social amenities
iii. Provision of more houses at affordable rate
iv. Improved waste disposal measures
v. Development of satellite towns
vi. Improved development control measures
vii. Improved transport network or diversified means of transportation


(4a) 
Shifting cultivation is a method of agriculture where an area of land is cleared off its vegetation and cultivated for a period of time and then abandoned for its fertility to be naturally restored.

(4bi)
Characteristics:
(i) Cultivation is mainly for subsistence.
(ii) Farming depends mainly on family labour.
(iii) The land is abandoned when the yields decline.

(4bii)
Benefits:
(i) It helps used land to get back all lost nutrients and as long as no damage occurs therefore.
(ii) It saves a wide range of resources and provides nutrients because a small area is usually cleared and the burned vegetation offers many nutrients
(iii) It helps to ensure more productivity and sustainability of agriculture

(4biii)
Disadvantages:
(i) It can easily lead to deforestation because when soil fertility is exhausted, farmers move on and clear another small area of the forest
(ii) It can easily cause soil erosion and desertification
(iii) It restricts the intensity of land use
(iv) It easily leads to loss of biodiversity

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