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Geography Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2013  
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Question 5

         Question 5

1. Draw an outline map of Nigeria.On the map, mark and name

  • Two areas of low population density;
  • Two areas of high population density;
  • One town in one of the high population density areas shown in a (ii) above.
  • Highlight any three problems associated with high population density in Nigeria.
  • Explain the ways of solving any two of the problems  of population density highlighted in 5(b) above.
OBSERVATIONS

 

This was a very popular question among the candidates and most of the candidates who answered the question performed well.  Such candidates were able to correctly locate two areas of high and two areas of low population density and one town in one area of high population density.  The problem of high population density such as inadequate housing, development of slums, pollution, traffic congestion, high crime rate, unemployment, high cost of living, deterioration of infrastructure, pressure on social amenities, social vices, problems of waste management, high cost of land, food shortages and pressure on natural resources were properly highlighted by most of the candidates who answered the question.
                                                                         
     The ways of solving problems of high population density were properly highlighted by most of the candidates who answered the questions.  Some of the answers provided by the candidates included provision of housing, urban renewal, pollution control, traffic management, crime control, employment creation, infrastructural development, family planning, encouragement of emigration, land use legislation, improvement in standard of living and stringent immigration laws.

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