NECO 2019 HUMAN AND REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

NECO 2019 HUMAN AND REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY VERIFIED ANSWER.

NECO-GEOGRAPHY-ANSWERS

(4i)
Location : The basin is found in Cross river, Akwa Ibom and parts of Abia state

(4ii)
Resources : Important resource’s include crops like yam, cassava, rice, oil palm, rubber, timber, fish, limestone, and petroleum

(4iii)
Economics Activities
– Farming which leads to the production of food and cash crops
– Fishing due to presence or rivers and oceans
– Lumbering due to presence of rubber trees
– Mining due to presence of limestone and petroleum

(4iv)
Problems :
– Transport is very poor due to presence of many rivers and swamps
– Soil erosion due to heavy rainfall
– Water and land pollution
– Problems of farming and fishing created by oil spillage
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(2a)
(i) Limited Area of Operation: It can be used only in a limited area which is served by deep canals and rivers.
(ii) Seasonal Character: Rivers and canals cannot be operated
for transportation throughout the year as water may freeze during winter or water level may go very much down during summer.
(iii) Unreliable: The inland water transport by rivers is unreliable. Sometimes the river changes its course which causes dislocation in the normal route of the trade.
(iv) Unsuitable for Small Business: Inland water transport by rivers and canals is not suitable for small traders, as it takes normally a longer time to carry goods from one place to another through this form of transport.

(2b)
(i) Dredging of rivers
(ii) construction of cannals
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(6a)
[Pick four]
(i) To promote economic corporation among member-states
(ii) To promote trade among member-states
(iii) To promote free movement of people within the sub-region, without visa.
(iv) To eventually establish a common currency.
(v) To contribute to a common fund to be used to compensate countries that loose economically, as result of their membership of the organization

(6b)
[Pick four]
(i)Development of common market: The establishment of ECOWAS has led to the development of common market for goods produced within the sub-region

(ii) Development of international communication: It has also help ensured the development of international communication among member – state eg roads and telecommunication network.
(iii) Promotion of sports: ECOWAS has also helped to link members within the sub-region in the promotion of sports eg WAFU competitions.
(iv) Free movement of people: It had also promoted the free movement of people,thereby abolishing the use of visa
(v)Education interaction: The free movement oof people has also led to educational interaction within the subregion
(vi) Cultural integration: It has also led to cultural integration through free movement of people.
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(5a)
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(5b)
(i)groundnut – kano
(ii) palm produce – edo
(iii)cocoa – Lagos

(5c)
(i)lack of effective communication network
(ii)lack of tenure system
(iii) poor road
(iv)lack of modern implement
(v)lack of capital
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(1ai)
Optimum population refers to the size of a population that produces the best results according to chosen end targets.

(1aii)
Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of Earth.

(1aiii)
Under population is a situation where the population is too small relative to the available resources.

(1aiv)
migration is the movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily at a new location.

(1b)
-Advantage-
(i)High demand in industry.
(ii)Increased Human Resources

-Disadvantages-
(i)Overpopulation means lack of job opportunities, poverty, no education, hunger
(ii)It causes over use of natural resources
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Posted by admin on 18th June 2019.

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