Cameroon GCE advanced level June 2025 geography 2
Cameroon GCE advanced level June 2025 geography 2
SECTION A:
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
1. a) (i) It is raining heavily in one part of your community with thunder and lightning, while in anot er pa
the weather is bright with clear skies and abundant sunshine. Using your knowledge of temperature
lapse rate, explain the differences in weather conditions between the two parts of your community. ( mar )
ii) Show how air masses bring about variations in the type and characteristics of climate across t e
globe.
b) How do static factors influence the lag time at the gauging station of a drainage basin?
c) What contrasts exist between the two major climatic types in Cameroon?
(6 marks)
(6 marks)
(8 marks)
(25 marks)
2. a) On the outline map of the world provided, locate:
i) A divergent plate zone,
ii) A subduction margin
iii) A collision margin
iv) Name the plates labeled A, B, D & E. (Add a title and a key)
b) Explain any THREE hazards associated with mass movement.
c) Describe the relief characteristics of:
| the Northern Lowlands the South Cameroon Low Plateau. |
( >) (ii) |
(8 marks)
(8 marks)
(9 marks)
(25 marks)
(8 marks)
(9 marks)
3. a) Discuss the influence of ONE active factor on soil formation.
b) How would you ensure the conservation of a forest or grassland ecosystem in your community?
c) Explain why the main soil type in the Diamare plain of the Northern Lowlands is more fertile than
| the main soil type in the South Cameroon Low Plateau. | (8 marks) (25 marks) |
SECTION B:
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
4. a) How has rapid population growth become a contemporary challenge, and what can be done to
| mitigate the situation? b) Explain the reasons for an inverse relationship between the volume of migration and distance travelled by migrants. |
(7 marks) |
| (8 marks) |
c) With increasing technology and affluence, it has been observed that majority of Cameroonians working
in major cities like Yaounde and Douala live out of the city and commute everyday to work, using either
private cars or public transport.
| i) Account for this form of movement. ii) Explain TWO disadvantages of commuting to the community. |
(6 marks) (4 marks) (25 marks) |
5. a) Discuss any TWO agricultural intensification techniques used to solve the food crisis observed in
many parts of the world.
b) Explain THREE human factors that influence the development of transport network.
c) (i) Examine how the nature of transport development and market hinder the growth of the industrial
sector in Cameroon.
(ii) How can developments in the mining and communication sectors promote the growth of the
industrial sector in Cameroon?
