National Examinations Council

NECO Geography · Paper II — Human and Regional Geography

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1. (a) Describe the formation of a waterfall. [8 marks] (b) State four conditions favourable to waterfall formation. [8 marks] (c) Name one named waterfall in Nigeria and state one use made of it. [4 marks]
2. (a) Define a settlement pattern. [3 marks] (b) State and explain four types of rural settlement pattern. [12 marks] (c) State three factors that influence settlement siting. [5 marks]
3. (a) Name four mineral resources found in Nigeria and state one location of each. [8 marks] (b) State and explain four problems of mineral exploitation in Nigeria. [8 marks] (c) Outline two benefits of mineral resources to the economy. [4 marks]
4. (a) Define relative humidity. [4 marks] (b) State and explain five factors that influence rainfall distribution in West Africa. [10 marks] (c) Outline three effects of low rainfall on farming in northern Nigeria. [6 marks]
5. (a) Explain the term scale as used on a map. [4 marks] (b) State and explain three methods of representing scale on a map. [9 marks] (c) Describe how you would measure the length of a winding road on a map. [7 marks]
6. (a) Define an earthquake and state two of its causes. [5 marks] (b) State and explain five effects of earthquakes on human settlement. [10 marks] (c) Outline three ways of reducing earthquake damage. [5 marks]

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NECO Geography · Paper II — Human and Regional Geography

1. (a) Describe the formation of a waterfall. [8 marks] (b) State four conditions favourable to waterfall formation. [8 marks] (c) Name one named waterfall in Nigeria and state one use made of it. [4 marks]

2. (a) Define a settlement pattern. [3 marks] (b) State and explain four types of rural settlement pattern. [12 marks] (c) State three factors that influence settlement siting. [5 marks]

3. (a) Name four mineral resources found in Nigeria and state one location of each. [8 marks] (b) State and explain four problems of mineral exploitation in Nigeria. [8 marks] (c) Outline two benefits of mineral resources to the economy. [4 marks]

4. (a) Define relative humidity. [4 marks] (b) State and explain five factors that influence rainfall distribution in West Africa. [10 marks] (c) Outline three effects of low rainfall on farming in northern Nigeria. [6 marks]

5. (a) Explain the term scale as used on a map. [4 marks] (b) State and explain three methods of representing scale on a map. [9 marks] (c) Describe how you would measure the length of a winding road on a map. [7 marks]

6. (a) Define an earthquake and state two of its causes. [5 marks] (b) State and explain five effects of earthquakes on human settlement. [10 marks] (c) Outline three ways of reducing earthquake damage. [5 marks]

Reading these is not the same as sitting them.

7. (a) Define migration and distinguish between emigration and immigration. [5 marks] (b) State and explain five causes of rural–urban migration in Nigeria. [10 marks] (c) Outline three effects of this migration on rural areas. [5 marks]

8. (a) Distinguish between subsistence and commercial agriculture. [5 marks] (b) State and explain five factors that influence the location of agriculture. [10 marks] (c) Outline three effects of mechanisation on rural employment. [5 marks]