2016 Waec Geography OBJ
1-10 ADDDABBBAC
11-20 BCBDBBCCDC
21~30 CCADACCBBC
31-40 DCADBADCAC
41-50 BACDAADBAD
Thursday 7th April 2016
GEOGRAPHY 2 (ESSAY ) 2.00PM � 4.00PM
GEOGRAPHY 1 (OBJ ) 4.00PM � 5.00PM
(1ai)population density is defined as the number
of persons per unit area of land or per square
kilometre of land. population density of a country
can be expressed as
population density= total population/ land area
(1aii)
birth rate: it is the rate at which children are
being given birth to in a country. high birth rate
may lead to population increase or over
population while low birth rate can lead to under
population
(1aiii)
Optimum population: optimum population is the
number of people that can be supported by the
available resources in an area, so as to achieve
the highest possible standard of living
(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
(3a)
(i)Two characteristics features of cornubation
are:
-It is formed when two or more towns merge
-Each of the merging towns retains its distinct
identity
(ii)Two characteristics features of megalopolis
are :
-it contains large numbers of towns
-Its growth is due to economic development
(3b)
Six functions 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
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
