(a) Using the sketchmap provided, draw an isoline map to show the rainfall distribution pattern in West Africa.

(b) Outline the merits of using the statistical method in (a) above.
(c) Account for the rainfall distribution pattern shown on the sketchmap drawn in (a) above.

(d) Explain the influence of rainfall distribution on human activities in the areas shown on the sketchmap.

SECTION B
1. (a) What is meant by shifting cultivation?
(b) Account for the decrease in the area under shifting cultivation in tropical Africa.

2. Explain the factors which have favoured the development of ranching in either Botswana or Argentina.

3. (a) Describe the characteristics of temperate forests.
(b) To what extent have human factors favoured the development of the forestry industry in either Finland or British Columbia in Canada?

4. Account for the development of the fishing industry in either Norway or Chile.

5. Explain the factors limiting the development of the mining industry in either Liberia or Zambia.

6. Assess the impact of rapid population growth in either Nigeria or Japan.
7. Explain the role of railway transport in the development of either Switzerland or the Republic of South Africa.

8. ‘The development of the tourist industry in Kenya is mainly attributed to physical factors’. Discuss.

9. To what extent has industrialization contributed to environment pollution in either the Ruhr region of Germany or the Great Lakes region of USA?