WAEC Weekly Exam Outline – Geography

Geography — 30-Week Plan

Weekly outline built from the WAEC syllabus (last 5–10 years emphasis). Practice can be done offline; Mock is timed online (2 attempts).

Total practice: 420 • Total mock: 630

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Week 1–4 (October: Practical & Map Work)

60 Practice Questions, 60 Mock Questions

  • Week 1: Maps — types/uses; scale (RF/statement/line), distance & area measurement; bearings.
  • Week 2: Contours, cross-sections & profiles; gradients; intervisibility; vertical exaggeration.
  • Week 3: Statistical maps/diagrams — bar/line/pie, flow maps, dot/choropleth/isopleths; data sources & accuracy.
  • Week 4: Elementary fieldwork & GIS basics — instruments, notes & sketches; GIS layers/uses (intro).

Week 5–8 (November: Physical Geography I)

60 Practice Questions, 70 Mock Questions

  • Week 5: The Earth — shape/size; latitude/longitude; time zones; rotation & revolution (seasons).
  • Week 6: Rocks — igneous/sedimentary/metamorphic; formation, characteristics & uses.
  • Week 7: Tectonics — vulcanicity, earthquakes; related landforms & hazards.
  • Week 8: Denudation — weathering & mass movement; erosion by running water, wind & waves.

Week 9–12 (December: Physical Geography II)

60 Practice Questions, 80 Mock Questions

  • Week 9: Weather & climate — elements; instruments & the Stevenson screen; local weather recording.
  • Week 10: Climate classification — Greek & Köppen; world climatic belts; climate change (causes/impacts/mitigation).
  • Week 11: Vegetation — types, distribution, characteristics, importance & conservation.
  • Week 12: Soils — formation, profile, properties & conservation practices.

Week 13–16 (January: Environment & Human Geography I)

60 Practice Questions, 90 Mock Questions

  • Week 13: Environmental resources — renewable vs non-renewable; utilization & conservation.
  • Week 14: Environmental hazards — erosion, flooding, drought, desertification; control measures.
  • Week 15: Population — growth & distribution; structure (age/sex); migration types & causes.
  • Week 16: Settlements — rural/urban types; site/situation; growth, morphology & land-use patterns.

Week 17–20 (February: Human & Economic Geography II)

60 Practice Questions, 100 Mock Questions

  • Week 17: Transportation — road/rail/air/water; networks, problems & improvement.
  • Week 18: Industry — classification (primary/secondary/tertiary); location factors; industrial regions.
  • Week 19: Trade — domestic & international; balance of trade/payments; terms of trade.
  • Week 20: Tourism — centres, physical/human factors, importance, problems & solutions.

Week 21–24 (March: Regional Geography — Nigeria)

60 Practice Questions, 110 Mock Questions

  • Week 21: Nigeria — location, size, relief & drainage; climate & vegetation regions.
  • Week 22: Nigeria — population & settlements; agriculture systems & major crops.
  • Week 23: Nigeria — resources (mineral/water/energy/forest); industry & transport networks.
  • Week 24: Nigeria — internal trade, ECOWAS links & development issues (environment & planning).

Week 25–27 (April: Regional Geography — Africa)

60 Practice Questions, 120 Mock Questions

  • Week 25: Africa — irrigation & plantation agriculture; major food belts; oil & gas production.
  • Week 26: Africa — lumbering regions; mining (gold, copper & others) and industrial growth poles.
  • Week 27: Africa — population patterns; regional cooperation (ECOWAS/AU); environment & development.

Week 28–30 (April: Grand Final Mocks)

WAEC Exam Format (Paper 1 + Paper 2 + Paper 3)

  • Week 28: Grand Final Mock 1 (Objectives + Essays + Map/Practical).
  • Week 29: Grand Final Mock 2 (last-10-years trend emphasis; tougher map reading).
  • Week 30: Grand Final Mock 3 (closest replica; strongest practical component).