2024 NECO GCE GEOGRAPHY: 2024 NECO GCE GEOGRAPHY ESSAY ANSWERS (7027)

(1a)
Tabulate.
(i)Towns occupies large area while village occupies a smaller area
(ii)Town is usually easily accessible while village is poorly accessible
(iii)town is well planned ya while village is not planned layout
(iv)towns has well developed infrastructure while village absence of social facilities

(1b)
(i)Processing; Processing is one of the most basic functions of a town and involves processing of agricultural products, for instance, wheat into wheat flour and oilseeds into oil. The most easily accessible village generally becomes the processing centre.

(ii)Trade; The towns act as the centres for exchange of processed items or manufactured goods between two or more places. These markets may operate on a daily or weekly basis. Weekly markets are a common feature throughout India.

(iii)Wholesale Trade in Agricultural Products:
Towns engaging in wholesale trade in agricultural products for the next high 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' level in functional pattern of towns. Transport facility is a crucial factor in such towns.

(iv)Services: In towns, services like education, health, administration and communication, not adequately available in villages, are well- developed. Of all these functions, administration is the most important one.

(2a)
(i)Lack of capital: Owing to lack capital, roads, railways, airports, etc. a often difficult to construct and maintain

(ii)Lack of technical know-how: Poor knowledge of the operation of these means of transport does lead to wastage act and deterioration of transport facilities

(iii)Inadequate spare part; spare part in most cases in developing countries are not always available to replace worn out part.

(iv)Low patronage; owning to low patronage of these means of transportation, partly due to low income and low volume of trade, government is not always encouraged to construct road and raily-way etc

(2b)
(i)Specific purposes: Air transport could
be used for mineral prospecting and air
surveying for map making.

(ii)National and international trade;
Transportation enhances trade between two countries and also between different
regions in a country. Through water transport, Nigeria is able to 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' transport her petroleum to U.S.A. and Britain and get automobiles and machinery from these
countries.

(iii)Opening up new lands and areas: Through various means of trasportation, new areas are opened up and even some inaccessible places are brought to
limelight for proper recognition and
development.

(iv)National integration: Through different means of transportation, different regions in a country are brought in constant touch with one another. This enhances national integration and interaction between people in a country

(5a)


(5b)
(i)Tropical winter land climate.
-peppers
-potato

(ii)High plateau climate
-yam
-cassava

(5c)
(i)climate damage factories and disrupt transport
(ii)it affect factories due to erosion and excessive winds
(iii) drought will make water more expensive, thereby resulting in high cost of raw material and production.

(6a)
(i)Scientific/technical; cooperation These have promoted cooperation peace among member among member of states.

(ii)Military cooperation: It has ensured military cooperation in many countries through exchange of ideas, training and matenals.

(iii)Promotion of unity: Unity has been promoted within member states, e.g. ECOMOG which had helped to maintain peace in the former war-tor Liberia and Sierra Leone.

(iv)Right to settle anywhere: Citizens of member states have the right to settle anywhere in the sub-region.

(6b)
(i)Language barrier; there is the problem of language barrier which retarded their activities.

(ii)Difference currency; difference in currency limits the level of trade among member of the state

(iii) Allegiance to former colonial Masters; that I'd Strong colonial ties were the francophone and anglophone countries exist.

(iv) political instability; there is problem of political 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' instability in some members state.

(6c)
(i)Teaching of Modern Language: There should be teaching of modern languages, especially English and French in educational institutions.

(ii) Free Movement: There should be free
movement of people within the sub- region through joint construction of international roads and railway lines.

(iii)Political Stability: Member-countries should ensure political stability through here good governance.

(iv)Detach from Colonial Masters: Members should detach themselves from their former colonial masters