GCE Geography 2019
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2019 GCE Geography questions

Q1Earth and Solar System

Which of the following planets is correctly matched with its characteristic feature?

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Q2Rocks and Landforms

Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes concordant from discordant igneous intrusions?

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Q3Vegetation and Soils

Which of the following vegetation zones is found immediately south of the Sahara Desert in West Africa?

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Q4Vegetation and Soils

In Nigeria, the mangrove swamp forest is predominantly found in

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Q5Map Reading and Interpretation

On a topographic map, a river is correctly identified when its course

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Q6Map Reading and Interpretation

Which of the following contour patterns on a topographic map indicates a hill?

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Q7Population

Which of the following best defines population density?

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Q8Settlement

The term 'conurbation' refers to

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Q9Settlement

Using the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 8,000,000, what would be the expected population of the 4th ranked city?

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Q10Transport and Communication

A major disadvantage of pipeline transport compared to road transport is that pipelines

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Q11Economic Activities

A farmer harvests 240 bags of maize from a 6-hectare farm in one season. If the market price per bag is ₦8,500 and the total cost of production is ₦620,000, what is the farmer's profit for that season…

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Q12Regional Geography of Nigeria

Which of the following states in Nigeria is entirely located within the Sahel savanna vegetation zone?

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Q13Regional Geography of Nigeria

Which of the following correctly describes the location of the Jos Plateau?

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Q14Regional Geography of Africa

The Katanga (Shaba) region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is economically significant mainly because of its

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Q15Regional Geography of Africa

The phenomenon of desertification in the Sahel region of Africa is LEAST associated with which of the following factors?

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Q16Environmental Issues

The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leading to a rise in global temperatures is referred to as

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Q17Rocks and Landforms

Study the information below and answer the questions that follow. Rocks are naturally occurring solid masses of mineral matter that make up the Earth's crust. They are classified into three major gro…

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Q18Weather and Climate

(a) What is meant by the term 'insolation'? (2 marks) (b) Explain FOUR reasons why the tropics receive more solar radiation than the polar regions. (8 marks) (c) Describe how the following elements of…

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Q19Map Reading and Interpretation

Study the topographic map extract provided and answer the following questions. (a) What is the bearing of the trigonometric station from the market located in the southwestern corner of the map? (2 ma…

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Q20Map Reading and Interpretation

The following questions relate to map reading skills and interpretation of topographic maps. (a) Explain the term 'vertical exaggeration' as used in the drawing of cross-sections, and state ONE reason…

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Q21Population

(a) What is meant by the term 'population distribution'? (2 marks) (b) Explain FIVE physical factors that influence the distribution of population in West Africa. (10 marks) (c) Outline FOUR problems …

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Q22Transport and Communication

(a) What is a port? (2 marks) (b) Explain FIVE reasons why water transport is important to the economic development of West African countries. (10 marks) (c) Examine THREE ways in which the developmen…

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