JAMB Geography · Section 2

Environmental Hazards

Section II: Physical Geography

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Official JAMB Geography outline · Section II: Physical Geography

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Natural hazards, including droughts, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and flooding.

Objective

Identify natural hazards and their causes; locate major areas where environmental hazards are common and explain their effects.

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Human-induced hazards, including soil erosion, deforestation, pollution, flooding and desertification.

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Relate human-induced hazards to their causes; locate areas where hazards are common and describe their effects.

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Effects, prevention and control of environmental hazards.

Objective

Recommend possible methods for preventing and controlling environmental hazards.

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