(a) Draw a sketch map of Africa. On the map, locate and name
(i) Rivers Niger and Zambezi;
(ii) Lake Victoria;
(iii) Latitudes 231/2 °N and 231/2 °S;
(iv) The Atlas Mountains
(v) Two mining areas one for petroleum in West Africa and one for gold in South Africa.
(b) Highlight five ways in which either petroleum or gold is of economic importance to the area in (a)(v) above.
(b) Economic importance of:
(i) Petroleum
(a) Provides foreign exchange earnings
(b) Provides employment opportunities
(c) Provides revenue to government
(d) Serves as source of energy
(e) Provides raw materials for industries
(f) Provides income to workers
(g) Leads to development of infrastructure
(h) Leads to development of settlements
(i) Brings about transfer of technology
(j) Attracts foreign investors
(k) Brings about development of related industries e.g. Petro-chemical, LNG, etc.
(I) Brings about improvement of standard of living
(m) Brings about production of geological maps
(n) Provision of useful by-products e.g kerosine, grease, engine oil, paraffin wax, etc.
(ii) Gold
(a) It provides employment
(b) Provides foreign exchange earnings
(c) Provides raw materials for industries
(d) Generates revenue to the government
(e) Provides income to workers
(f) Brings about development of settlements
(g) Brings about improvement in standard of living
(h) Attracts foreign investors.
(i) Development of infrastructures
(j) Production of jewellries e.g rings, necklace, trinkets, etc.
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