cameroon gce advanced level June 2022 geography 2

cameroon gce advanced level June 2022 geography 2

cameroon gce advanced level June 2022 geography 2

SECTION A
1 phyS1CAL GEOGRAPHY

I . a) Distinguish between solar radiation and terrestrial radiation.
b) Examine THREE characteristics of Tropical Rainforest Climate.
c) Using any TWO ofthc following, explain the relationship between infiltration and overland flow.

(i ) Rainfall intensity (iii) Soil characteristics. (10 marks)
2. a ) Explain the theory of Continental Drift.
b) Describe THREE importance of weathering as a resource to man.
c) Examine any THREE coastal management strategies.

3. a) Discuss any TWO processes of soil formation;-
b) i) Account for the variations in the relative sizes of nutrient stores of the tropical rainforest bionic.
ii ) Briefly explain how TWO named human activities have destabilized a named ecosystem in the tropics.
(6 ma rlcs)
(7 marks)
(6 marks)
iii) What TWO measures can be adopted to curb the destruction of ecosystem balance? (6 marks)
SECTION B:
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

4 a) Explain the terms ” Population Structure’ and “Spatial Interaction’.
b) Under what conditions may:
i ) I lighland areas attract population.
ii) Lowland areas repel population.
c) Explain THREE factors that arc responsible for the relationship between distance and volume
• • of migration. * « ;
(6 marks)

5. a) Examine any THREE reasons why government intervenes in the agricultural sector.
b) Briefly explain the following terms:
i ) Industrial Inertia. .
ii) Location Quotient .
iii ) Industrial Agglomeration.
c) Analyse any TWO indices used in measuring transport network connectivity.
(9 marks)

6. a) Examine the conditions.under which micleation may give way to settlement dispersion.
b) Explain the concept of the ‘Rank-Size rule’ as used in Urban Geography.
c) 1 low can the problem of urban sprawl be solved?
(12 marks)
(6 marks)
(7 marks)
SECTION C:
CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
7. EITHER
a) Discuss THREE causes of climate change.
b ) i ) Examine ‘PUREE environmental impacts of Global Warming?
ii ) What efforts have been made to reduce the rate of increase in global temperatures?

OR
a) Examine the different forms of assistance that a donor organization or country may provide to a
needy country.
(13 marks)
b) Explain any TWO advantages and any TWO disadvantages of Foreign Aid. (12 marks)