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WAEC Geography 1997 Question 44

Question 44

West Africa and ECOWAS

The sparse population of the Middle Belt of West Africa could be traced to all the following factors except

  1. A.inter-ethnic wars
  2. B.Arab slave trade in the north
  3. C.the swamps created by rivers Niger and Benue
  4. D.European slave trade in the south
  5. E.the presence of pests and diseases
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (the swamps created by rivers Niger and Benue)

Explanation

The Middle Belt was emptied by inter-ethnic wars, slave raids from both north and south, and tsetse and other diseases; river swamps are not a main cause.