This was not a popular question among the candidates.  Majority of the candidates who chose the question performed poorly.  The expected answer on the relief and drainage of the Chad Basin are:  The Basin is generally a lowland area, with elevation of between 45-60 metres above mean sea level; the rock type is Sedimentary, the area is drained by big rivers like the Rivers Hadeija, Yobe, Gana and Yedseram which all drain into Lake Chad.  The aspect of the question on people population and settlement was poorly answered by some candidates.  The correct answers include the major ethnic groups are the Kanuri, Shuwa, Hausa and Fulani;  the settlements are dispersed, the population density is low, while major towns include Maiduguri, Kukawa, Gashau and Dikwa.

        The major economic activities of inhabitants in the area are animal rearing, farming, fishing, trading, transport services and civil service occupations.  The problems of   development of the area are low rainfall of about 50-65 cm, high temperature of about 40ºC, unreliable rainfall, desert encroachment, dune migration and drought.